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I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
I never did anything by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work.
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To
destroy can be the thoughtless read more
To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To
destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.
Tho' we earn our bread, Tom,
By the dirty pen,
What we can we will be,
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Tho' we earn our bread, Tom,
By the dirty pen,
What we can we will be,
Honest Englishmen.
Do the work that's nearest
Though it's dull at whiles,
Helping, when we meet them,
Lame dogs over stiles.
A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you read more
A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you can have no conception.
Unemployment, with its injustice for the man who seeks and
thirsts for employment, who begs for labour and cannot read more
Unemployment, with its injustice for the man who seeks and
thirsts for employment, who begs for labour and cannot get it,
and who is punished for failure he is not responsible for by the
starvation of his children--that torture is something that
private enterprise ought to remedy for its own sake.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of read more
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou
art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be read more
There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
[Lat., Divisum sic breve fiet opus.]
Work divided is in that manner shortened.
[Lat., Divisum sic breve fiet opus.]
Sometimes our work feels small and insignificant. But remember, a small ripple can gain momentum and build a current so read more
Sometimes our work feels small and insignificant. But remember, a small ripple can gain momentum and build a current so strong that is insurmountable.