"Il faut travailler, sinon par goût, au moins par désespoir, puisque, tout bien vérifié, travailler est moins ennuyeux que s'amuser."
— Charles Baudelaire

January 1, 1970

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It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. As it turns out, work is less boring than amusing oneself.