The worker must work for the glory of his handiwork, not simply for pay; the thinker must think for truth, not for fame.
In plain words
Do good work because you are proud of it, not just for money or fame.
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The Souls of Black Folk (1903), Chapter VI, 'Of the Training of Black Men' — grepped verbatim in the staged Gutenberg text (id 408).
- The Souls of Black Folk
- 1903 · Chapter VI, on the true purpose of work and thought.
