Why is the man who toils more meritorious than he who enjoys?
What is the sanction for this judgment ?' 'Social usefulness, Everard.' 'I admit the demand for social usefulness, up to a certain point.

But, really, I have done my share.

The mass of men don't toil with any such ideal, but merely to keep themselves alive, or to get wealth.

I think there is a vast amount of unnecessary labour.' 'There is an old proverb about Satan and idle hands.

Pardon me; you alluded to that personage in your letter.' 'The proverb is a very true one, but, like other proverbs, it applies to the multitude.