![I have lost my oil and my labor. (Labored in vain.)
[Lat., Oleum et operam perdidi.]](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-have-lost-my-oil-and-my-labor-labored-in-vain-lat-oleum-et-operam-perdid.jpg)
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