Work Quotes
The daily grind, the creative struggle, and why what we do matters more than we think.
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"The hands of a skilled surgeon are guided by experience."Galen
"To practice medicine well requires a lifetime of study."Galen
"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"Herodotus
"Idleness and lack of occupation tend inevitably to enmity and disease."Hippocrates
"Doing nothing is not idleness; idleness is doing something with reluctance."Hippocrates
"Labor is the law of existence."Pindar
"Those who labor greatly deserve great reward."Pindar
"A worker's hands are his fortune."Xenophon
"A man may be very industrious and yet not thrifty."Xenophon
"Idleness is the parent of mischief."Aesop
"The laborer is worthy of his hire."Aesop
"The lesson of the ant is that all labor has dignity."Aesop
"The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything."Thucydides
"To work without passion is merely to exist."Thucydides
"Work that does not contribute to health or knowledge is ultimately worthless."Hippocrates
"Work performed with love becomes a prayer made manifest."Pindar
"Work becomes noble when performed with integrity and care for others."Pindar
"The work of the hands is noble when guided by the mind."Xenophon
"The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building her house and laying up supplies for the winter."Aesop
"Whoever loves wisdom loves labor."Hippocrates
"Work conquers all things."Hippocrates
"Idleness and lack of occupation tend inevitably to mental deterioration."Hippocrates
"The work of one's hands reflects the integrity of one's heart."Pindar
"The work that exhausts the body but elevates the spirit is true work."Pindar
"Work is the path to mastery."Anaxagoras
"Work ennobles the human spirit."Anaxagoras
"Idleness is the root of all mischief and regret."Aesop
"The ant works without complaint, unlike the grasshopper."Aesop
"To work without purpose is to waste the gift of life."Pindar
"The work of the hands finds completion in the work of the heart"Sappho