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When I am idle and shiftless my affairs become confused when I work I get results ... not great results but enough to encourage me.
When I am idle and shiftless my affairs become confused when I work I get results ... not great results but enough to encourage me.
Approximate author period: c. 1895 AD · industrial
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- Edgar Watson Howe
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- Approximate author period: c. 1895 AD · industrial
Approximate author-period evidence for E. W. Howe: life dates 1853 to 1937. Wikidata Q5322211, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5322211 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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