Work Quotes

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"It is my fortune to be a soldier."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"Prosperity is the fruit of labour."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"There is nothing like honest work to clear the mind."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"Discipline is the soul of an army."
Douglas Haig
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"The discipline of the few determines the fate of the many."
Douglas Haig
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"A true soldier finds honor in duty, not in glory."
Douglas Haig
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"The mark of a great army is how well it executes simple plans."
Douglas Haig
D
"The discipline of training determines the chaos of battle."
Douglas Haig
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"Work that is done with grudging heart bears bitter fruit."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"Work performed in service to others bears the stamp of nobility."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"I can promise nothing but to do my duty."
Robert E. Lee
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"Hard work and perseverance are the keys to success."
Robert E. Lee
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"I am not a man of many words, but I am a man of action."
Napoléon III
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"The prosperity of a nation depends upon the industry of its people."
Napoléon III
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"Good men do not become soldiers to get pay. They become soldiers to defend their country."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"The more difficult the work, the greater the necessity for system and order."
William Tecumseh Sherman
W
"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"I would sooner promote a man of modest ability but proven loyalty."
William Tecumseh Sherman
W
"The best army is one that thinks and acts as one body."
William Tecumseh Sherman
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"The orders that endure are those given with conviction, not with cruelty."
Edmund Allenby
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"The work that ennobles is the work done in service to something greater than oneself."
Edmund Allenby
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"A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the army even if I should be graduated, which I very much doubted."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"I have always been more of a practical man than a theorist."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"I have always found that hard work produces the best results."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"I believe that honest work is the path to all success."
Ulysses S. Grant
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"My rule has always been to do the business of the day in the day."
Arthur Wellesley
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"A man is never more honestly employed than when he is making money."
Arthur Wellesley
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"The fact is, I am too much occupied with business to write long letters."
Arthur Wellesley
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"Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built."
Helmuth von Moltke
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"A true soldier serves duty, not ambition."
Helmuth von Moltke