Every menial condition is bearable as long as one can exercise authority over one's work and be assured that the job is permanent. - Alain

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Every menial condition is bearable as long as one can exercise authority over one's work and be assured that the job is permanent.

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About Alain

Émile Auguste Chartier (3 March 1868 – 2 June 1951), who wrote under the pseudonym Alain, was a notable French essayist, philosopher, journalist, pacifist and teacher, noted for his profound influence on his pupils, who included Raymond Aron, Simone Weil, Simone de Beauvoir, Georges Canguilhem, and André Maurois.

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Alternative Names: Émile Auguste Chartier Emile Auguste Chartier Émile Chartier
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En cualquier contrato y en cualquier intercambio, ponte en el lugar del otro, pero con todo lo que sabes, y suponiéndote tan libre de necesidades como un hombre puede serlo, mira si en lugar, aprobarías ese intercambio o contrato

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Ma grande objection à l’argent, c’est que l’argent est bête.

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