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Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be pr

Men were not intended to work with the accuracy of tools, to be precise and perfect in all their actions. – John Ruskin

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Men cannot not live by exchanging articles, but producing them. They live by work not trade. – John Ruskin

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It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect. – John Ruskin

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architecture
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Do not think of your faults, still less of others faults look for what is good and strong, and try to imitate it. Your faults will drop off, like dead leaves, when their time comes. – John Ruskin

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When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece. – John Ruskin

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I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but should get you pretty near. – Margaret Thatcher

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All I do, really, is go to work and try to be professional, be on time and be prepared. – Ben Affleck

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A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them. Even a rich man thinks he has to go down to the office everyday. Not because he likes it but because he cant think of anything else to do. – W. H. Auden

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It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it. – Francis Beaumont

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