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“To be idle and to be poor have always been reproaches, and therefore every man endeavors with his utmost care to hide his poverty from others and his idleness from himself”

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Samuel Johnson

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Appearance Idleness Poverty Reproach Self-deception Self-perception Shame Societal pressure Struggle Work ethic
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