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Not to be able to bear poverty is a shameful thing, but not to know how to chase it away by work is a more shameful thing yet.

Pericles, in Work and Recreation

This is an aphorism from Aphorisms Galore!'s official collection. It was the Aphorism of the Day for 2019-09-17.

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