| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 35856 |
| QUOTATION: | The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of one’s country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Primo Levi (1919–1987), Italian chemist, author. “Ex-Chemist,” Other People’s Trades (1985, trans. 1989). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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