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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of

Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price. – Samuel Johnson

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There is nothing which has yet been contrived by man, by which so much happiness is produced as by a good tavern. – Samuel Johnson

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Happiness
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Getting money is not all a mans business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. – Samuel Johnson

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Business
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Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty. – Samuel Johnson

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Thrift
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Labor is the instituted means for the methodical development of all our powers under the direction and control of the will. – Josiah Gilbert Holland

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I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living. – John D. Rockefeller

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Labor

Weve no use for intellectuals in this outfit. What we need is chimpanzees. Let me give you a word of advice: never say a word to us about being intelligent. We will think for you, my friend. Dont forget it. – Louis-Ferdinand Celine

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Labor

People love chopping wood. In this activity one immediately sees results. – Attributed to Albert Einstein

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Any port in a storm. – Scottish Proverb

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Histories used often to be stories: the fashion now is to leave out the story. Our histories are stall-fed: the facts are absorbed by the reflexions, as the meat is sometimes by the fat. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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The basic rule of free enterprise: You must give in order to get. – Scott Alexander

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