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Quote by Victor Hugo
One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and

One is not idle because one is absorbed. There is both visible and invisible labor. To contemplate is to toil, to think is to do. The crossed arms work, the clasped hands act. The eyes upturned to Heaven are an act of creation. – Victor Hugo

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Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise. – Victor Hugo

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The mountains, the forest, and the sea, render men savage they develop the fierce, but yet do not destroy the human. – Victor Hugo

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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do. – Mark Twain

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The quality of your work, in the long run, is the deciding factor on how much your services are valued by the world. – Orison Swett Marden

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Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle – keep away from children. – Phyllis Diller

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When I work, I work very hard. So I look to work with people who have that level of dedication. And I depend on that from everyone. From the director to my crews that I work with. – Tom Cruise

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The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance. – Author Unknown

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The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep
And miles to go before I sleep. – Robert Frost

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Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. – Thomas Jefferson

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But my attitude about it is I have miles to go before I sleep. – Peabo Bryson

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