Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.

Thomas Jefferson

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Jobs Work

Author

Thomas Jefferson

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Letters of Thomas Jefferson

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Letter

Language

English

Time

1792 1790s 18th century

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Founding Father American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to Peter Carr. 22 June 1792.

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Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself; that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate; errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them.

Thomas Jefferson

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Power of truth Truth and error

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Thomas Jefferson
Language
English
Time
1779 1770s 18th century
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Jefferson, Thomas. A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom. 18 June 1779.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "An Act for Establishing Religious Freedom, 1779." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

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Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' lang syne?

Robert Burns

Auld Lang Syne

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Remembering the past

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Robert Burns
Source
Auld Lang Syne
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1796 1790s 18th century
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Original Citation

Burns, Robert. Quoted in "Auld Lang Syne." Scots Musical Museum. Written by James Johnson. 1796, st. 1.

Current Citation

Burns, Robert. "Auld Lang Syne." Robert Burns: Selected Poems, edited by Carol Mcguirk. Penguin Classics, 1994.

Another quote about Work

Making money is art and working is art and good business is the best art.

Andy Warhol

The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)

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Nature of art Making money Work Art and business Business

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Andy Warhol
Source
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again)
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1975 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B & Back Again). Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1975, ch. 6.