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The happiest of men were he who, understanding his craft and working intelligently with his hands, and earning competence and freedom by the exercise of his wits, found time to live by the heart and by the brain, to understand his own work, and to love the work of God.
The happiest of men were he who, understanding his craft and working intelligently with his hands, and earning competence and freedom by the exercise of his wits, found time to live by the heart and by the brain, to understand his own work, and to love the work of God.
In print by 1893 AD · industrial
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- Mme. George Sand (identity unresolved)
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- In print by 1893 AD · industrial
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Printed citation: Mme. George Sand. · page_433
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