Ambrose Bierce Quotes, Art Quotes, Work Quotes

REPLICA, n. A reproduction of a work of art, by the artist that made the original. It is so called to distinguish it from a "copy," which is made by another artist. When the two are mae with equal skill the replica is the more valuable, for it is suppose

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She rose to his requirement, dropped The playthings of her life To take the honorable work Of woman and of wife.

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I cannot imagine anything nobler or more national than that for, say, one hour in the day we should all do the labor the poor must do, and thus identify ourselves with them and through them, with all mankind.

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For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business.

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Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.

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Our labour preserves us from three great evils -- weariness, vice, and want.

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Foolish, whenever you take the meanness and formality of that thing you do, instead of converting it into the obedient spiracle ofyour character and aims.

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You are right in demanding that an artist approach his work consciously, but you are confusing two concepts: the solution of a problem and the correct formulation of a problem. Only the second is required of the artist.

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The great thing is to last and get your work done and see and hear and learn and understand; and write when there is something that you know; and not before, and not too damned much after.

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The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete.

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All professions are conspiracies against the laity.

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We need to steer clear of this poverty of ambition, where people want to drive fancy cars and wear nice clothes and live in nice apartments but don't want to work hard to accomplish these things. Everyone should try to realize their full potential.

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As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

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A champion of the workingman has never been known to die of overwork.

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People who work hard often work too hard. ... May we learn to honor the hammock, the siesta, the nap and the pause in all its forms.

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Love and work have the virtues of making a man pretty indifferent to anything else.

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Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.

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Art is the path of the creator to his work.

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Anyone who can walk to the welfare office can walk to work.

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Don't ever confuse motion with progress.

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