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“Enduring things is what you do best. Gritting your teeth and bearing them.”

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Book:Human Acts

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“So these two classes, rising professionals and sinking workers, which a couple of generations ago were close in income and not so far apart in mores, no longer believe they belong to the same country. But they can’t escape each other, and their coexistence breeds condescension, resentment, and shame.”

America Work Capitalism Workers Income Classes Professionals

Author:George Packer

“he wants my body to function not my soul to live”

Soul Work Profit Exploitation Narcissistic Abuse Gaslighting

Book:you ate popcorn in my house of grief: transgenerational poetry

Source: you ate popcorn in my house of grief: transgenerational poetry

“for pilgrims, walking is work.”

Work Walking Pilgrimage

Book:Wanderlust: A History of Walking

Source: Wanderlust: A History of Walking

“The bourgeoisie does not dominate, it exploits. It does not need to be master, it prefers to use. Why has nobody seen that the principle of productivity simply replaced the principle of feudal authority? Why has nobody wanted to understand?”

Work Authority Productivity Exploitation Bourgeoisie Feudalism

Book:The revolution of everyday life

Source: The revolution of everyday life

“I have worked all my life and believe that women need to be independent. My mum was a good example. When my dad died, we had nothing and she had to start from scratch. That taught me a very important lesson—women must have their own source of income and they must save for their own retirement to be able to take care of themselves.”

Women Work Independent Take Care Income Retirement

Author:Halimah Yacob

“I knew I wanted to work though I am not a highly career-oriented and ambitious woman. I am very passionate about what I do and very determined.”

Work Passionate Determined Ambitious Career

Author:Odile Benjamin

“So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, 'Thou must,' The youth whispers, 'I can.”

God Action Belief Duty Initiative Believing

Book:Emerson: Poems

Source: Emerson: Poems

“A daily self-examination that I've landed on in the past couple of months is, "Did I give God my faithful act of service today?"... it is so tempting to evaluate the success of the meeting by attendance, or enthusiasm, or my own reaction to the discussion.”

Work Service Questions

Book:Prayers for the People: Things We Didn't Know We Could Say to God

Source: Prayers for the People: Things We Didn't Know We Could Say to God

“Happiness without work is a grave snare to the soul.”

Happiness Life Quotes Work

Author:Paul Bamikole

“Do your duty with diligence.”

Work Duty Diligence

Author:Lailah Gifty Akita

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