Who said "I was a blacksmith before I was anything else."?

This quote is attributed to Joe Gargery.

I was a blacksmith before I was anything else. - Joe Gargery

"I was a blacksmith before I was anything else."

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Character in Great Expectations

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"Be honest and industrious, and you will prosper."

"What is nobler than work?"

"There is wisdom in being humble."

"Life is too short to bear malice or to hold grudges."

"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."