All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Quote byJames Howell · 1594–1666

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: English Proverbs (1659).

English (original)

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Cf. The Shining (1980 film)

— James Howell

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