Word: livelihood
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...brought finally before the question, "What shall I be," there are many students who would do well to consider engineering as an increasing means of an honorable and successful career. There is no profession, perhaps, which offers such sure compensation for honest work as this. The means of livelihood which are more ordinarily denominated "professions," are, say what we may about "room at the top," over-crowded. We cannot all be Websters; nor is there a chance that every doctor will rival the fame of a Marian Simms. Many a good mechanic is spoiled in a poor minister. These facts...
...confined to his work, and he is unfortunate who cannot find his enjoyment in this work. While a physician should always have in mind the great object of the profession, - the doing of good to his fellowmen, - there is still to be regarded the aim of earning a livelihood. With this aim the world gets along better than if all men were distinguished philanthropists. Abroad, the profession is under supervision of government. Here the government exercises no control, except in the matter of signing certificates of insanity. It may be better so, but now at least there is much opportunity...
From four o'clock until dark Monday, Wednesday and Friday are the hours for regular practice. The skill shown by the riders is such that if the future A. B. will be of no avail in obtaining a livelihood, a place in the lists of the itinerant circus will always be open. There are generally three or four players on a side, but the way in which the ponies gallop about the field makes it seem as if there were many more. Last Friday the play, influenced perhaps by the pressure of a number of spectators, was exceptionally fine. Morris...
...even threats of violence on the part of the laborers who do not know the real cause of the uncertain returns in the industries in which they are employed. A very dangerous element is introduced into our politics at every canvass by the declarations to the laborers, that their livelihood depends upon legislative acts and not their own ability and prudence. Free traders and protectionists both agree on the desirability of a diversity of industries, but differ in the method of obtaining that diversity. A slow and continuous reduction of duties is the end to be kept in view...
...After God had carried us safely to New England, and we had builded our houses, provided necessaries for our livelihood, reared convenient places for God's worship, and settled the city government; one of the next things we longed for and looked after was to advance learning and perpetuate it to posterity; dreading to leave an illiterate ministry to the churches, when our present ministers shall lie in the dust. And as we were thinking and consulting how to effect this great work, it pleased God to stir up the heart of Mr. John Harvard (minister of Charlestown), a godly...