“When men are rightly occupied, their amusement grows out of their work, as the colour-petals out of a fruitful flower; when they are faithfully helpful and compassionate, all their emotions become steady, deep, perpetual, and vivifying to the soul as the natural pulse to the body. But now, having no true business, we pour our whole masculine energy into the false business of money-making; and having no true emotion, we must have false emotions dressed up for us to play with, not innocently, as children with dolls, but guiltily and darkly.” MenChildrenSoulPlayWholeBodyEnergyGrowsNaturalEmotionFlowerMaking MoneyColourHelpfulCompassionateSteadyPerpetualMasculineAmusementPulseDollsPetalsDressed UpTrue Emotions Book:The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings Source: The Genius of John Ruskin: Selections from His Writings
“One of the most helpful things that any body can learn is to give up trying to catch the last eighth - or the first. These two are the most expensive eighths in the world.” WorldGivingTryingFirstsTwoBodyLastsGiving UpExpensiveHelpful Book:Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Source: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator