The spirit of earnestness must go hand in hand with a habit of concentration

Whether she achieve something herself or through her husband, what does it matter?

itself. What we have said of comparative study guides us here. Every object of our investigation belongs to a whole in which it acts and is acted upon,

To repeat a form of prayer at that moment is an excellent practice; to say it aloud is better; for, as psychologists know, our voice has an effect of self-suggestion on us and plays towards us the part of a double.

sloth,

But note that this complete solitude, the only favorable atmosphere for work, need not be understood physically. Someone else's presence may double, instead of disturbing, your quietude. To have near you another worker equally ardent, a friend absorbed in some kindred thought or occupation, a chosen spirit who understands your work, joins in it,

Lastly, in order to ennoble the spirit of our work, we must add to earnestness, concentration, submission, an effort at breadth which will give to each study or to each product of our thought a kind of universal bearing.

too exciting, sport in moderation; these are our means of relaxation.

We must always be more than we are; the philosopher must be something of a poet, the poet something of a philosopher; the craftsman must be poet and philosopher on occasion, and the people recognize this fact.