all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

English

Proverb

all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Too much focus on one's career may lead to one being uninteresting company.
Too much hard work and not enough leisure time can be unhealthy.

Translations

too much hard work

Dutch: de boog kan niet altijd gespannen zijn, 't is een slecht dorp waar het nooit kermis is
Greek: η πολλή δουλειά τρώει τον αφέντη (i pollí douleiá tróei ton afénti)
Polish: nie samą pracą żyje człowiek

Russian: мешай дело с бездельем, проживешь век с весельем (mešaj delo s bezdelʹjem, proživešʹ vek s veselʹjem)

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