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Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.
Approximate author period: c. 1884 AD · industrial
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- Anatole France
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- Approximate author period: c. 1884 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period anchor from life dates 1844 to 1924; Wikidata Q42443, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42443 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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