Work Quotes

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

22485 quotes

"The only unfailing talisman is labour."
John Stuart Mill
"Those who work with dedication find their reward in accomplishment."
Wilhelm II
"Work honestly performed is never wasted effort."
Wilhelm II
C
"Work that serves only greed is slavery in disguise."
Camille Desmoulins
C
"Work should ennoble the soul, not merely fill the coffers."
Camille Desmoulins
J
"Work done with passion becomes a form of love."
Jean-Paul Marat
L
"To work with purpose is to work with joy."
Louis XVI
"Work is the father of pleasure."
Georges Danton
"Work dignifies the spirit."
Georges Danton
R
"Work ennobles the soul of man."
Robespierre
N
"Retirement is the beginning of death."
Napoleon Bonaparte
O
"A man can be very industrious and still be a complete scoundrel."
Otto von Bismarck
O
"Genius is only two percent inspiration and ninety-eight percent perspiration."
Otto von Bismarck
"Nations are not built on dreams alone, but on the sweat and sacrifice of their people."
Georges Danton
"The pursuit of excellence requires both discipline and passion."
Marie Antoinette
"The value of work lies not in its difficulty, but in its purpose."
Marie Antoinette
C
"The work of reform is never finished; each generation must take up the torch anew."
Camille Desmoulins
N
"Men take only their needs into consideration—never their abilities."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"I would rather have one man work with me than three men for me."
Napoleon Bonaparte
N
"A writer is either a working man or he is nothing."
Napoleon Bonaparte
O
"The secret of getting ahead is getting started with hard work."
Otto von Bismarck
J
"The work of change is never finished; it requires eternal vigilance."
Jean-Paul Marat
R
"Work without purpose is slavery in disguise."
Robespierre
C
"Work that does not align with conscience becomes a slow death of the spirit."
Camille Desmoulins
L
"The work of a monarch is never finished; it is a burden carried unto death."
Louis XVI
L
"The work that we undertake with joy yields the greatest rewards."
Louis XVI
"I worked without rest, yet nothing I did was ever enough."
Marie Antoinette
"Work without love is merely servitude."
Marie Antoinette
J
"Those who profit from suffering have every reason to perpetuate it."
Jean-Paul Marat
M
"Let us not be idle."
Marquis de Lafayette