If a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he will work…

Leo Tolstoy
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If a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he will work at unnecessary and stupid things ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2010). A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se, p.79, Simon and Schuster
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If a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he will work at unnecessary and stupid things ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2010). A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul, Written and Se, p.79, Simon and Schuster

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