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“If you give yourself to your task at once, you won't have to do it twice.”
“The present generation, wearied by its chimerical efforts, relapses into complete indolence. Its condition is that of a man who has only fallen asleep towards morning: first of all come great dreams, then a feeling of laziness, and finally a witty or clever excuse for remaining in bed.”
“He is not only idle who does nothing, but he is idle who might be better employed.”
“The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.”
“The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.”
“Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.”
“What may be done at any time will be done at no time.”
“Efficiency is intelligent laziness.”
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