You'll never succeed in idealizing hard work. Before you can dig mother earth you've got to take off your ideal jacket. The harder a man works, at brute labor, the thinner becomes his idealism, the darker his mind.

Quote by DH Lawrence

Topics: Idealism Quotes, Work Quotes

The more scholastically educated a man is generally, the more he is an emotional boor.

The more scholastically educated a man is generally, the more he is an emotional boor.

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I used to think a good book was the best company, but now Ive thought...

Men! The only animal in the world to fear.

Men! The only animal in the world to fear.

In the ancient recipe, the three antidotes for dullness or boredom are sleep, drink, and...

In the ancient recipe, the three antidotes for dullness or boredom are sleep, drink, and...

I know the greatness of Christianity; it is a past greatness.... I live in 1924,...

I know the greatness of Christianity; it is a past greatness.... I live in 1924,...

This is what I believe: That I am I. That my soul is a dark...

This is what I believe: That I am I. That my soul is a dark...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

When soul has no value, business has no soul.

When soul has no value, business has no soul.

Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means

Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means

We have lost the art of living, and in the most important science of all,...

We have lost the art of living, and in the most important science of all,...

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One must learn to love, and go through a good deal of suffering to get...

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Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

I would have loved it - without the French

I would have loved it - without the French

And down his mouth comes to my mouth! and down His bright dark eyes come...

And down his mouth comes to my mouth! and down His bright dark eyes come...

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The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

Art-speech is the only truth. An artist is usually a damned liar, but his art,...

Art-speech is the only truth. An artist is usually a damned liar, but his art,...

I cannot be a materialist -- but Oh, how is it possible that a God...

I cannot be a materialist -- but Oh, how is it possible that a God...

In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender...

In any culture, subculture, or family in which belief is valued above thought, and self-surrender...

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because...

The reformative effect of punishment is a belief that dies hard, chiefly I think, because...