I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and…

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Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe...

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details...

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details...

If you cannot learn to love real art at least learn to hate sham art.

If you cannot learn to love real art at least learn to hate sham art.

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of...

If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of...

The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?

The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

What is this the sound and rumor? What is this that all men hear, Like...

What is this the sound and rumor? What is this that all men hear, Like...

When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from...

When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from...

If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing...

If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing...

History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people,...

History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people,...

So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means...

So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means...

Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.

Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.

Give me love and work - these two only

Give me love and work - these two only

It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because...

It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone....

The tendency of old age to the body, say the physiologists, is to form bone....

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...

It is because the body is a machine that education is possible. Education is the...

Body, remember not only how much you were loved Not only the beds you lay...

Body, remember not only how much you were loved Not only the beds you lay...

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend...

The past is what you remember, imagine you remember, convince yourself you remember, or pretend...

Your hand is never the worse for doing its own work

Your hand is never the worse for doing its own work