“Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position
of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such matter;
second, telling other people to do so. The first kind is unpleasant and ill
paid; the second is pleasant and highly paid. The second kind is capable of
indefinite extension: there are not only those who give orders, but those who
give advice as to what orders should be given.”—British logician, philosopher
and Nobel Literature laureate Lord Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), “In Praise of Idleness” (1932)
Monday, September 3, 2018
Quote of the Day (Bertrand Russell, on the Two Kinds of Work)
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Bertrand Russell,
British Literature,
Business,
Labor Day,
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Work
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