Human Nature Quotes
Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do.
"Indeed I have always been of the opinion that hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing to do."— Oscar Wilde
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Meaning of this quote
The Rocket uses a paradox about work to defend its vanity and refusal to be useful.
Key takeaway:
Notice how a comic speaker exposes its own pretensions.
Origin of the quote
The Remarkable Rocket, collected in The Happy Prince and Other Tales (1888).
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe Rocket speaks the line to the Duck. The original includes whatever after nothing and uses slightly different phrasing around opinion.
