The free man does what he likes in his working time and in his spare time what is required of him. The slave does what he is obliged to do in his working time and what he likes only when he is not at work.

Eric Gill
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  1. Look after goodness and truth, beauty will look after herself.

  2. The artist is not a different kind of person, but every person is a different kind of artist.

  3. The free man does what he likes in his working time and in his spare time what is required of him. The slave does what he is obliged to do in his working time and what he likes only when he is not at work.

  4. Without philosophy man cannot know what he makes without religion he cannot know why.

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