He that can work is born to be king of something. ✨ Thomas Carlyle (20…

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He that can work is born to be king of something. ✨ Thomas Carlyle (2014). The Selected Works of Thomas Carlyle, p.41, Lulu.com
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He that can work is born to be king of something. ✨ Thomas Carlyle (2014). The Selected Works of Thomas Carlyle, p.41, Lulu.com

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