Serious occupation is labor that has reference to some want.
More from Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Hegel
Life has a value only when it has something valuable as its object.
Permalink to quote #33 It is a matter of perfect indifference where a thing originated; the only question is: 'Is it true in and for itself?'
Permalink to quote #35 It is easier to discover a deficiency in individuals, in states, and in providence, than to see their real import or value.
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