Work Quotes

"The best investment is an investment in oneself."

"In such condition there is no place for industry, because the fruit thereof is uncertain."

"Commerce is the great civilizer"

"Market mechanisms can serve justice if they operate within a just institutional framework."

"The real price of everything... is the toil and trouble of acquiring it."

"The greatest improvement in the productive powers of labour has been the effect of the division of labour."

"The prosperity of a city does not depend upon the fertility of its soil, but upon the industry of its inhabitants."

"A person may be very industrious, and yet not be very rich."

"Man naturally loves to work, to be employed and occupied in something useful."

"Work is the means by which consciousness transforms the world."

"Work ennobles the worker by transforming both self and world."

"An increase in the body's power of acting increases the mind's power of thinking."

"Not words, but actions prove the worth of men."

"Commerce and trade are the bloodstream of prosperity."

"The hand that plants the seed must also nurture the harvest."

"We must work with our hands and think with our minds."

"The want of something to do is a most dreadful want to men."

"The hand that follows intellect can achieve."

"Work gives life structure and meaning."

"El trabajo es la fuente de toda virtud y progreso."

"The mind requires constant exercise to maintain its vigor and clarity."

"Work with your hands and strengthen your mind."

"To work in accordance with one's nature is to find both freedom and fulfillment."

"The real satisfaction is in the work, and the reward that comes from knowing you have done well."

"Division of labour increases the productive power of labour and the dexterity of the workman."

"To improve the human condition, we must look to the improvement of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce."

"In commercial societies, the division of labour naturally produces both wealth and a certain narrowness of mind."

"Work is the price of success."

"El trabajo es la fuente de toda dignidad humana."

"El trabajo honrado enaltece el espíritu humano."