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Quote by Robert Herrick
If a little labor, little are our gains. Mans fortunes are accordi

If a little labor, little are our gains. Mans fortunes are according to his pains. – Robert Herrick

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It takes great wit and interest and energy to be happy. The pursuit of happiness is a great activity. One must be open and alive. It is the greatest feat man has to accomplish. – Robert Herrick

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“I have no more than twenty acres of ground,” he replied, “the whole of which I cultivate myself with the help of my children; and our labor keeps off from us the three great evils – boredom, vice, and want.” – Voltaire

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A lot of what passes for depression these days is nothing more than a body saying that it needs work. – Geoffrey Norman

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There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor. – Oscar Wilde

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It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. – Charles Baudelaire

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