manual labor

labor

is the only real work --- work is anything that has to be done standing up.

I have a simple definition of work: anything that has to be done standing up.

is a kind of thinking --- a man thinks as well through his legs and arms as his brain

A man thinks as well through his legs and arms as his brain

is the fate of the ineloquent --- who has not a good tongue, ought to have good hands.

Who has not a good tongue, ought to have good hands.

is contrary to good design --- --- any product that needs a manual to work is broken.

is no way to get rich --- one is more likely to get hunchbacked than rich through work.

One is more likely to get hunchbacked than rich through work.

is wonderful --- the oxen are slow, but the Earth is patient.

The oxen are slow, but the Earth is patient.

is dignified --- There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor.

There are moments when art attains almost to the dignity of manual labor.