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Oscar Wilde

“My good creature,” cried the Rocket in a very haughty tone of voice, “I see that you belong to the lower orders.  A person of my position is never useful.  We have certain accomplishments, and that is more than sufficient.  I have no sympathy myself with industry of any kind, least of all with such industries as you seem to recommend.  Indeed, I have always been of opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do.”

Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and Other Tales
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The Happy Prince and Other Tales The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde
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