In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it.

Quote by John Ruskin

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It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has...

It is impossible, as impossible as to raise the dead, to restore anything that has...

The training which makes men happiest in themselves also makes them most serviceable to others

The training which makes men happiest in themselves also makes them most serviceable to others

All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books...

All books are divisible into two classes, the books of the hour, and the books...

There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or...

There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or...

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is...

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is...

It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that...

It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that...

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is...

Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is...

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

To make your children capable of honesty is the beginning of education.

Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just...

Beauty deprived of its proper foils and adjuncts ceases to be enjoyed as beauty, just...

There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.

There are no such things as Flowers there are only gladdened Leaves.

Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest...

Better the rudest work that tells a story or records a fact, than the richest...

God saith, 'The person I hold as beloved, I am his hearing by which he...

God saith, 'The person I hold as beloved, I am his hearing by which he...

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is...

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is...

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal...

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal...

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but...

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but...

That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human...

That country is the richest which nourishes the greatest number of noble and happy human...

A book worth reading is worth buying.

A book worth reading is worth buying.

Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect.

Freedom is only granted us that obedience may be more perfect.

May we gain the time needed to succeed

May we gain the time needed to succeed

There is such a thing as perfection...and our purpose for living is to find that...

There is such a thing as perfection...and our purpose for living is to find that...