Work Quotes

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

22485 quotes

D
"A man's work is his immortality."
Diocletian
H
"I built to last, not to impress."
Hadrian
H
"Work done with passion is never truly work."
Hadrian
H
"Work gives life meaning."
Hadrian
S
"The empire demands everything and gives back only survival."
Septimius Severus
S
"The empire demands discipline; it has no use for dreamers or poets."
Septimius Severus
A
"Do the duty that lies nearest to you."
Antoninus Pius
A
"The man who would be fully employed in body and mind is never idle."
Antoninus Pius
C
"To build something lasting, you must think beyond your own lifetime."
Constantine I
C
"Work is the sculptor of character; idleness its destroyer."
Cato the Elder
C
"The work of one's hands is the expression of one's values."
Cato the Younger
C
"Work is the price of greatness, and greatness is the reward of work."
Commodus
C
"Work without purpose is merely labor."
Commodus
D
"Those who serve the state with integrity will always be remembered; those who serve themselves will be forgotten."
Diocletian
S
"Those who serve with honor serve themselves."
Septimius Severus
S
"A kingdom's strength lies not in its gold, but in its people."
Septimius Severus
S
"The bonds of work are stronger than the bonds of blood when forged in purpose."
Septimius Severus
C
"The work of building peace is never finished, only passed to successors."
Constantine I
C
"Work done with purpose outlasts work done for mere profit."
Constantine I
C
"Work without purpose is merely the passing of time."
Cato the Younger
C
"The worker who is ashamed of his work is not truly working."
Cato the Younger
A
"In serving others, we discover our truest selves."
Antoninus Pius
A
"The work of governance is never complete; each generation must continue it."
Antoninus Pius
C
"Leisure and idleness are the root of all mischief."
Cato the Elder
D
"The work of today is the legacy of tomorrow."
Diocletian
D
"The work of building is always more difficult than the work of destroying."
Diocletian
T
"I built an empire not for myself, but for Rome"
Trajan
T
"I built roads not just to conquer, but to unite"
Trajan
T
"The future belongs to those who work for it"
Trajan
T
"Work is the forge in which character is made"
Trajan