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- Only the silent hear and those who do not remain silent do not hear.
- The inmost significance of the exaggerated value which is set upon hard work appears to be this: man seems to mistrust everything that is effortless;…
- Only those are called liberal or free which are concerned with knowledge; those which are concerned with utilitarian ends... are called servile...The question is... can…
- Of course the world of work begins to become - threatens to become - our only world, to the exclusion of all else. The demands…
- Leisure is only possible when we are at one with ourselves. We tend to overwork as a means of self-escape, as a way of trying…
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