Gore Vidal

The genius of our ruling class is that it has kept a majority of the people from ever questioning the inequity of a system where most people drudge along, paying heavy taxes for which they get nothing in return.

American Novelist

Charles Perrault

The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more.

French Author

Harriet Ann Jacobs

I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.

American Writer

Tracie Peterson

I enjoy the research and love actually creating the words. There's not too much I find a drudge when it comes to writing.

American Author

Robertson Davies

A Librettist is a mere drudge in the world of opera.

Canadian Novelist

Mary McLeod Bethune

Cease to be a drudge, seek to be an artist.

American Educator

Often implies lack of fulfillment or joy in the work being done.

Negative Connotation

In literature, drudges are often characters with little social standing or power.

Cultural Reference

Reflects human struggle; prompts empathy or pity for the person.

Human Aspect

Focuses on the individual's hard work, often over long periods.

Personal Effort

Work that's drudged isn't usually acknowledged with praise or celebration.

No Celebration

Emphasizes continuity and persistence in laborious tasks.

Endurance

 ahead of the developing world, with the more sophisticated, innovative tasks being done in the developed world, and the less sophisticated, shall we say, drudge work being done in the developing world. Now, what we were trying to understand was, is this true?

Nirmalya Kumar: India's...

 being done in the developed world and the less sophisticated shall we say drudge work being done in the developing world now what we were trying to understand was is this true could India become a source or a global hub of innovation just like it's become a

Drudge