More men are killed by overwork than the importance of this world justifies.

Rudyard Kipling

The Phantom Rickshaw

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Topic

Working too much Work-life balance Work

Speaker

Dr. Heatherlegh

Author

Rudyard Kipling

Source

The Phantom Rickshaw

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1888 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Asia Europe

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Original Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The Phantom 'Rickshaw." The Phantom 'Rickshaw & other Eerie Tales. Prayagraj: A. H. Wheeler & Co., 1888.

Current Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The Phantom 'Rickshaw." The Man Who Would Be King and Other Stories. Dover Publications, 2013.

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East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet.

Rudyard Kipling

The Ballad of East and West

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Topic
East vs. West Clash of civilizations Globalization

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Rudyard Kipling
Source
The Ballad of East and West
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1889 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The Ballad of East and West." Pioneer, 2 Dec. 1889.

Current Citation

Kipling, Rudyard. "The Ballad of East and West." The Collected Poems of Rudyard Kipling. Wordsworth Editions, 1999.

Another quote from the 1880s

From each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs!

Karl Marx

Read Critique of the Gotha Programme at marxists.org
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Topic
Redistribution of wealth Socialism Communism Political theory Politics

Author

Karl Marx
Source
Critique of the Gotha Programme
Genre
Political literature Economic literature
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
German
Time
1883 1880s 19th century
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Original Citation

Marx, Karl. Kritik des Gothaer Programms [Critique of the Gotha Programme]. Berlin: Friedrich Engels, 1891, pt. 1.

Current Citation

Marx, Karl. Critique of the Gotha Program, translated by Kevin B. Anderson. PM Press, 2022, pt. 1.

Another quote about Work

The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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Topic
Vocation Work

Author

Logan Pearsall Smith
Language
English
Time
1931 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Smith, Logan Pearsall. "Art and Letters." Afterthoughts. Constable & Company, 1931.