There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment, for…

Jane Austen
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There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment, for relieving sorrow. Employment, even melancholy, may dispel melancholy. ✨ Jane Austen (2005). Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1, p.305, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax
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