Don’t work too hard. Try to maintain balance. Don’t make work your whole life.

Bronnie Ware
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The saying “Don’t work too hard. Try to maintain balance. Don’t make work your whole life” is a well-known quotation by Chinese writer and politician Lao Tzu in the 6th century BC in his text, Tao Te Ching.

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