Work Quotes

The daily grind, the creative struggle, and why what we do matters more than we think.

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"Do not judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant."
Suetonius
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"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might."
Suetonius
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"Pallor follows extreme exertions of the mind."
Horace
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"Whatever is rightly done, however humble, is noble."
Horace
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"The busy man is never idle, yet often accomplishes nothing worthwhile."
Pliny the Younger
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"Hard work without purpose is merely drudgery."
Pliny the Younger
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"Work is the curse of the drinking classes, said with irony by one who worked constantly."
Tacitus
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"Work is the price we pay for civilized life."
Pliny the Elder
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"The end of labor is to gain leisure."
Cato the Younger
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Cato the Younger
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"The reward of hard work is not the reward for something done well; it is the reward for living well."
Cato the Younger
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"What is not written is not done."
Livy
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"A man's true delight is in doing his duty."
Livy
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"Labor is the price of all things."
Livy
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"Work is the price of admission to life."
Livy
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"Idleness breeds vice"
Cato the Elder
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"The path to success is paved with hard work"
Cato the Elder
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"Ask for what you wish, but work for what you need."
Horace
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"The greatest investment is an investment in oneself."
Horace
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Pliny the Younger
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"The work of one man is the legacy of a thousand generations."
Diocletian
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"Work is not a curse, but a blessing that gives purpose to life."
Constantine I
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"Work done with love is never burdensome."
Constantine I
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"Work ennobles the spirit."
Septimius Severus
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"Tomorrow belongs to those who prepare today."
Septimius Severus
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"Duty is the highest calling."
Septimius Severus
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"Labor performed with purpose elevates the human spirit."
Pliny the Elder
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"Work is the forge in which character is tempered and refined."
Pliny the Elder
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"Idleness is the breeding ground for vice and corruption."
Cato the Elder
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"To build an empire is easy; to maintain it requires eternal vigilance."
Diocletian