There is no substitute for hard work.

Thomas Edison

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Hard work Work

Author

Thomas Edison

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Inventor Businessperson

From

United States

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Citation

Edison, Thomas A. Quoted in Thomas A. Edison: The Authentic Life Story of the World's Greatest Inventor, written by Francis Miller. Stanley Paul, 1932.

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You are pitiful isolated individuals; you are bankrupts; your role is played out. Go where you belong from now on-into the dustbin of history!

Leon Trotsky

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Russian revolution

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Leon Trotsky
Source
History of the Russian Revolution
Genre
Historical literature
Language
Russian
Time
1933 1930s 20th century
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Trotsky, Leon. История русской революции [History of the Russian Revolution]. Vol. 2, H. Atkinson, 1933.

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Between us and excellence, the gods have placed the sweat of our brows.

Hesiod

Works and Days

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Topic
Hard work Excellence Character Virtue The human condition

Author

Hesiod
Source
Works and Days
Medium
Poem
Genre
Didactic poem
Language
Greek
Time
700 BC 700s BC 8th century BC
Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Hesiod. Ἔργα καὶ Ἡμέραι [Works and Days]. c. 700 BC, l. 289.

Current Citation

Hesiod. "Works and Days." Theogony and Works and Days, translated by M. L. West. Oxford University Press, 2009, l. 289.