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Love Labour: For If Thou Dost Not Want It For Food, Thou Mayest For Physique. It Is Wholesome For The Body, And Good For The Mind. It Prevents The Fruits Of Idleness, Which Many Times Come Of Nothing To Do, And Leads Many To Do What Is Worse Than Nothing.

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William Penn

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Love Labour: For If Thou Dost Not Want It For Food, Thou Mayest For Physique. It Is Wholesome For The Body, And Good For The Mind. It Prevents The Fruits Of Idleness, Which Many Times Come Of Nothing To Do, And Leads Many To Do What Is Worse Than Nothing.

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Rarely Promise, But, If Lawful, Constantly Perform.

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