Famous quotes containing the word earn:
“In short, I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one’s self on this earth is not a hardship but a pastime, if we will live simply and wisely; as the pursuits of the simpler nations are still the sports of the more artificial. It is not necessary that a man should earn his living by the sweat of his brow, unless he sweats easier than I do.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
““Only the wasteful virtues earn the sun....”
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—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“However toplofty and idealistic a man may be, he can always rationalize his right to earn money.”
—Raymond Chandler (1888–1959)