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It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.
It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.
Approximate author period: c. 1893 AD · industrial
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- Jerome K. Jerome
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- Approximate author period: c. 1893 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1859 to 1927; Wikidata Q218698, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q218698 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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