>Well, you still have your nose, so you must have looked away from the grindstone now and then.
>The point of the aphorism is that if you're continually grinding away and not getting anywhere, it's time to stop and look around.
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>So what, exactly, is your point? There is more to life than work. That doesn't mean that it is a bad idea to work hard.

Well put - and I'm able to have hobbies (and invest some $$$ in them) because I'm doing well.