Quote#Work
A profession is a body of men who voluntarily measure their work by a…
Quote byAldo Leopold · 1887–1948
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "Chukaremia" [1938]; Published in The River of the Mother of God and Other Essays by Aldo Leopold, Susan L. Flader and J. Baird Callicott (eds.) 1991, p. 246..
English (original)
A profession is a body of men who voluntarily measure their work by a higher standard than their clients demand. To be professionally acceptable, a policy must be sound as well as salable. Wildlife administration, in this respect, is not yet a profession.
— Aldo Leopold
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