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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. 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
ruction which reconstruction bears with it must be taken calmly; that everywhere—in State, in Church, in the household—we must be resolute to endure no tyranny, accept no lie, quail before no fear, although they may come before us disguised as piety, duty, or affection, as useful opportunity and good-nature, as prudence or kindness. The world’s roughness, falseness, and injustice will bring 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.  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
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