Posts Tagged ‘livelihood’
William Morris: All Desirable Work
on Friday, February 22, 2019William Morris Money Quote saying that regardless of the actual value of work, it is presumed to be gainful employment and the act of work by itself is seen as valuable, even if it is pointless. William Morris said:
“It is assumed by most people nowadays that all work is useful, and by most well-to-do people that all work is desirable. Most people, well-to-do or not, believe that, even when a man is doing work which appears to be useless, he is earning his livelihood by it – he is ’employed'” — William Morris
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: Blameless Livelihood
on Wednesday, October 25, 2017Ralph Waldo Emerson Money Quote saying our society must provide every capable person with a means to earn their living and provide for their families without turning to criminal means. Ralph Waldo Emerson said:
“He is no whole man until he knows how to earn a blameless livelihood. Society is barbarous, until every industrious man can get his living without dishonest customs” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
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