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Quote by Victor Hugo
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a vi

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor – Victor Hugo

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A saint addicted to excessive self-abnegation is a dangerous associate; he may infect you with poverty, and a stiffening of those joints which are needed for advancement — in a word, with more renunciation than you care for — and so you flee the contagion. – Victor Hugo

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Hunger is not the worst feature of unemployment; idleness is. – William E. Barrett

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There is a working class – strong and happy – among both rich and poor: there is an idle class – weak, wicked, and miserable – among both rich and poor. – John Ruskin

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