James Baldwin: Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

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Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

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James Baldwin

(1924-1987) United States Novelist, Essayist, and Playwright who was an outspoken critic of racism.

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οι πυρκαγιές δεν μπορούν να γίνουν με νεκρά κάρβουνα, ούτε ο ενθουσιασμός μπορεί να αναδευτεί από άντρες χωρίς πνεύμα. ο ενθουσιασμός στην καθημερινή δουλειά μας φωτίζει την προσπάθεια και στρέφει ακόμη και την εργασία σε ευχάριστα καθήκοντα.

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