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A linking verb has little meaning of its own.

Rem publicam regi sine iniuria non posse.

Augustine, De Civitate Dei, 2,21,1

"The state cannot be ruled without injustice."

Nemo propheta in patria.

Matteo 13,57, Marco 6,4, Luca 4,24 e Giovanni 4,44

The grind is the actual job.

Commissioner Reagan, Blue Bloods, s13e12

A statement during a Reagan family’s Sunday lunch conveys the thought that it’s the daily routine that makes all the difference.