First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so. The first kind is unpleasant and ill paid; the second is pleasant and highly paid.


Ch. 1: In Praise of Idleness - In Praise of Idleness and Other Essays (1935)

Bertrand Russell Quotes

First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such...

First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such...

First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such...

First of all: what is work? Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such...