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In short, it has become an article of the creed of modern morality that all labour is good in itself—a convenient belief to those who live on the labour of others. But as to those on whom they live, I recommend them not to take it on trust, but to look into the matter a little deeper. IN SHORT IT HAS BECOME AN ARTICLE OF THE CREED OF MODERN MORALITY THAT ALL LABOUR IS GOOD IN ITSELF A CONVENIENT BELIEF TO THOSE WHO LIVE ON THE LABOUR OF OTHERS BUT AS TO THOSE ON WHOM THEY LIVE I RECOMMEND THEM NOT TO TAKE IT ON TRUST BUT TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER A LITTLE DEEPER
ng about their natural consequences, and we and our lives are part of those consequences; but since we inherit also the consequences of old resistance to those curses, let us each look to it to have our fair share of that inheritance also, which, if nothing else come of it, will at least bring to us courage and hope; that is, eager life while we live, which is above all things the Aim of Art. USEFUL WORK _VERSUS_ USELESS TOIL. THE above title may strike some of my readers as strange. It is assumed by most people nowadays that all work is useful, and by most well-to-to people that all work is desirable. Most people, well-to-do or not, believe that, even when a man is doing work which appears to be useless, he is earning his livelihood by it—he is “employed,” as the phrase goes; and most of those who are well-to-do cheer on the happy worker with congratulations and praises, if he is only “industrious” enough and deprives himself of all pleasure and holidays in the sacred cause of labour.  SECTION EIGHT OF SIGNS OF CHANGE BY WILLIAM MORRIS THIS LIVERY BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDED BY DEVEREUX BRAEBEN USEFUL WORK VERSES USELESS TOIL PART ONE THE ABOVE TITLE MAY STRIKE SOME OF MY READERS AS STRANGE IT IS ASSUMED BY MOST PEOPLE NOWADAYS THAT ALL WORK IS USEFUL AND BY MOST WELL TO DO PEOPLE THAT ALL WORK IS DESIRABLE MOST PEOPLE WELL TO DO OR NOT BELIEVE THAT EVEN WHEN A MAN IS DOING WORK WHICH APPEARS TO BE USELESS HE IS EARNING HIS LIVELIHOOD BY IT HE IS EMPLOYED AS THE PHRASE GOES AND MOST OF THOSE WHO ARE WELL TO DO CHEER ON THE HAPPY WORKER WITH CONGRATULATIONS AND PRAISES IF HE IS ONLY INDUSTRIOUS ENOUGH AND DEPRIVES HIMSELF OF ALL PLEASURE AND HOLIDAYS IN THE SACRED CAUSE OF LABOUR
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