business before pleasure

English

business +‎ before +‎ pleasure

business before pleasure

Discharging one's obligations must take precedence over devoting time to pursuits meant solely for one's own gratification.

discharging one's obligations should come before one's own gratification

Chinese:
Mandarin: 先工作後玩樂／先工作后玩乐 (xiān gōngzuò hòu wánlè)
Czech: nejdřív povinnost, potom zábava
Dutch: zaken gaan voor plezier
Estonian: enne töö siis lõbu
Finnish: ensin työ, sitten leikki, ensin työ, sitten huvi
German: erst die Arbeit, dann das Vergnügen
Hebrew: עסקים קודמים להנאה‎, עסקים קודמים לשעשועים‎, עסקים קודמים לבילויים‎
Japanese: 花より団子 (ja) (はなよりだんご, hana-yori dango, literally “dumplings rather than flowers”)
Korean: 꽃보다 경단 (kkotboda gyeongdan)
Polish: najpierw obowiązek, potem przyjemność
Russian: ко́нчил де́ло — гуля́й сме́ло (kónčil délo — guljáj smélo, literally “finished business, play bravely”), де́лу — вре́мя, поте́хе — час (délu — vrémja, potéxe — čas)
Slovene: najprej delo, potem jelo
Spanish: primero el deber y después el placer
Swedish: nytta före nöje, plikten först, nöjet sedan