"When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.“

-Maxim Gorky

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Maxim Gorky quote on Work: "When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery." - Aesthetic Wallpaper & Wisdom

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