Thought for the Day A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who ...

[Paul Whybrow]

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

Louis Nizer

 

[JoanUP]

Love this!
Too bad it wasn't said 30 years earlier, I could have used it in my historical novel about an artist. OTOH.... Google has the quote also being from Saint Francis of Assisi

 

[Pamela Jo]

Ah and a woman? She but labors?

 

[Hannah Faoileán]

A little bit snobby. Labourers very often need a brain between the ears, and craftsmen often involve the heart in their work.

 

[Pamela Jo]

A little bit snobby. Labourers very often need a brain between the ears, and craftsmen often involve the heart in their work.

No shit. Anyone who thinks it doesnt take skill to dig a hole has never put up a fence. That stayed up . And craftsman are called artisans for a reason.

 

[JoanUP]

A little bit snobby. Labourers very often need a brain between the ears, and craftsmen often involve the heart in their work.

Wouldn't that make them craftsmen and artists?