Who said "Work is the curse of the drinking classes."?

This quote is attributed to Thomas Hardy.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes. - Thomas Hardy

"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."

Thomas Hardy Work

Novelist Poet English 1840–1928

"The greatest poverty is not to live in a beautiful world."

"Life offers to none a charm that is permanent, the inevitable effect of time is to degrade and destroy."

"Love is a great beautifier."

"There is no greater thing than to be somebody's reason to smile."

"Hard work never killed anybody."

"Work with purpose and integrity."

"Hard work pays off in the end."

"A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do."