By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. - Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
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1日8時間忠実に働けばそのうち出世できるかもしれない、そして1日12時間働くことになる。 - ロバート・フロスト (1874 - 1963)
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