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Discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
先工作後玩樂 /先工作后玩乐
(xiān gōngzuò hòu wánlè)
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Czech:
nejdřív povinnost, potom zábava
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Dutch:
zaken gaan voor plezier
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Estonian:
enne töö siis lõbu
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Finnish:
ensin työ, sitten leikki
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Finnish:
ensin työ, sitten huvi
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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German:
erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Hebrew:
עסקים קודמים להנאה
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Hebrew:
עסקים קודמים לשעשועים
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Hebrew:
עסקים קודמים לבילויים
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Korean:
꽃보다 경단
(kkotboda gyeongdan)
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Polish:
służba nie drużba
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Slovene:
najprej delo, potem jelo
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Spanish:
primero el deber y después el placer
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Swedish:
nytta före nöje
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
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Swedish:
plikten först, nöjet sedan
— discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification
