Expressions (A–Z)
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After work comes rest / after vexation comes joy / after trouble comes rest
After effort comes rest. “You who toil and find — believe.” Reward will eventual...
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B
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Better a handful of rest than two handfuls of toil and striving of spirit/ "better is handful of quietness than both the hands full of labour and striving after wind"/ better a little with content than much with contention
It is better to have a little gained in peace than a lot gained with stress and...
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Busy with one's affairs/ Preoccupied with..., preoccupied with his own affairs
To deal with, toil over, or be engaged in something; to be occupied with/ Take c...
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By the sweat of his brow
See: 'Sweat of the Palms.'
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by toil
With toil and labor. With great effort and hard work.
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He who desires the rabbi should go to him
In the question: A person needs to take the trouble and to come from within with...
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I
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I labored and found, believe it/ seek and you shall find/ nothing venture, nothing win
It can be believed when someone says they achieved something only after exerting...
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in the seat of your face shall you eat bread
It is man's fate to toil for his livelihood. A saying that emphasizes the import...
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Man of labor
A diligent person who does his work properly. Or: a person whose work is manual...
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Many Pens Have Broken
See: "How much ink is spilled and how many pens are broken."
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