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title: "4 Work Opposite Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [The opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-opposite-of-play-is-not-work-the-opposite-of-play-is-depression/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [Work is the opposite of creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raoul-vaneigem/work-is-the-opposite-of-creativity/)

[Raoul Vaneigem](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raoul-vaneigem/)

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> [“The opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.” He explains, “Respecting our biologically programmed need for play can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/the-opposite-of-play-is-not-work-the-opposite-of-play-is-depression-2/)

[Brené Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/)

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> [“We know that all things work. Look around you. All things work. Work is the opposite of idleness. The idle man folds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-haddon-spurgeon/we-know-that-all-things-work-look-around-you-all-things-work-work-is/)

[Charles Haddon Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-haddon-spurgeon/)

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