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{{Hoyt quote | num = | text = She dwelt among the untrodden ways Beside the springs of Dove, A maid whom there were none to praise And very few to love. Wordsworth—She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways. OCCUPATION | seealso = (See also {{sc|Labor, Work, and Different Occupations) I hold every man a debtor to his profession; from the which as men of course do seek to receive countenance and profit, so ought they of duty to endeavor themselves, by way of amends, to be a help and ornament thereunto. Bacon—Maxims of the Law. Preface. | author = | work = | place = | note = | topic = | page = 565 }}

{{Hoyt quote | num = | text = Quam quisque novit artem, in hac se exerceat. Let a man practise the profession which he best knows. Cicero—Tuscvlanarum Disputationum. I. 18. | author = | work = | place = | note = | topic = | page = 565 }}

{{Hoyt quote | num = | text = The ugliest of trades have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave-digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of enjoyment. Douglas Jerrold:—Jerrold's Wit. Ugly Trades. | author = | work = | place = | note = | topic = | page = 565 }}

{{Hoyt quote | num = | text = And sure the Eternal Master found The single talent well employ'd. | author = Samuel Johnson | work = On the Death of Robert Levet. St. 7. | author = | work = | place = | note = | topic = | page = 565 }}