“Ten years dropped from a man's life are no small loss; ten years of manhood, of household happiness and care; ten years of honest labor, of conscious enjoyment of sunshine and outdoor beauty; ten years of grateful life--one day looking forward to all this; the next, waking to find them passed, and a blank.” MenYearsCareNextLossHonestOne DayTenConsciousLaborGratefulEnjoymentSunshineWakingHouseholdBlankManhoodLooking ForwardGrateful For Life Book:Hans Brinker: Or, The Silver Skates, a Story of Life in Holland Source: Hans Brinker: Or, The Silver Skates, a Story of Life in Holland
“This conversion into prayer of our everyday joys, sorrows, hopes and desires is at first a conscious labor, but after a while it becomes second nature, so that converse with God becomes inextricably and wonderfully woven into the fabric of our lives.” FirstsJoyDesirePrayerOur LivesSorrowConsciousLaborEverydayConversionFabricWovenConverses Author:Sheila Cassidy
“We till shadowed days are done, We must weep and sing Duty's conscious wrong, The Devil in the clock” DoneWorkDutyConsciousDevilLaborClock Book:Canción de cuna y otros poemas Source: Canción de cuna y otros poemas
“Look at Germany where 20 percent of the labor force is in manufacturing compared to about 8 percent in the United States. Germany pays a lot more conscious attention at the level of the federal government to attracting and keeping manufacturers in Germany. So this is something that other countries do that the United States has not historically done.” LooksCountryStatesDoneGovernmentForceLevelsUnitedPayAttentionUnited StatesPercentConsciousLaborGermanyOther CountriesFederal GovernmentManufacturingLabor Force Author:Edward Alden
“The fact of the matter is that the U.S. is run by an unusually class-conscious, dedicated business class that has a very violent labor history, much worse than in Europe.” MatterFactsRunningClassConsciousEuropeLaborViolentDedicated Author:Noam Chomsky
“The country blacksmith who employs no journeyman is never conscious of any conflict between the capital invested in his anvil, hammer and bellows, and the labor he performs with them, because in fact, there is none.” CountryFactsConflictConsciousLaborHammersAnvilsBlacksmiths Author:Leland Stanford