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«A happy life is one spent in learning, earning, and yearning»
«It is not enough merely to exist. It's not enough to say, 'I'm earning enough to support my family. I do my work well. I'm a good father, husband, churchgoer.' That's all very well. But you must do something more. Seek always to do some good, somewhe»
«If I weren't earning $3 million a year to dunk a basketball, most people on the street would run in the other direction if they saw me coming.»
«It is too difficult to think nobly when one thinks only of earning a living.»
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Keywords: earning, nobly
«In the first stage of boyhood, he is led from ignorance and 'innocence' into the world of knowledge, when he is accepted as a pupil by a Guru (Preceptor). After that, he has to serve the Guru and obey him, without feeling burdened and bound. In the second stage of youth, he has to share with society the means and measures for its progress and security; he has to start earning for his livelihood and spending his income with intelligent care; he has also the duty of providing examples to those younger than himself and guide them into socially useful paths. At the same time, he must follow the footsteps of elders and learn from them lessons for his own advancement.»
«If men do not keep on speaking terms with children, they cease to be men, and become merely machines for eating and for earning money.»
Author: John Updike | Keywords: earning
«Every citizen will be able, in his productive years when he is earning, to insure himself against the ravages of illness in his old age.»
«If you're not learning while you're earning, you're cheating yourself out of the better portion of your compensation.»
«During adult-hood, along with the earning of wealth and involvement in the improvement of Society, attention must be paid to the promotion and preservation of virtues and to the observance of moral codes.»
«Earning money cannot be the purpose of education. Acquiring good qualities can be the only purpose of education.»