Work Quotes

"Work is love made visible."

"Work becomes joy when purposeful."

"Those who have never entered upon a life of action can scarcely understand the power of toil."

"It is impossible to imagine a man who will work his whole life and not want better conditions."

"Work without love is slavery; love without work is fantasy."

"The work of the spirit is invisible but profoundly consequential."

"We work in the dark, doing what we can; and then we have the satisfaction of our good intentions"

"Work is noble only when it serves something beyond itself"

"Work is the refuge of those who have nothing better to do."

"Work is the only thing that makes life bearable for a person of sensibility."

"The reward of a thing well done is to have done it."

"The most desirable existence is to be free of the necessity of working for bread."

"Work is better than idleness, but not by much."

"The supreme achievement is to blur the line between work and play."

"Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up another."

"Work is the only thing that makes idleness bearable."

"Work is the curse of the thinking classes."

"Work is the refuge of those who fear themselves."

"To live is to serve; service is the rent we pay for occupying space."

"Good work requires the courage to risk failure."

"Work that is not done with love is merely drudgery."

"I have the distinct impression that the modern world was established for the sole purpose of proving that work is the foundation of all happiness."

"One's deeds are one's monumental record."

"To correct a natural indolence I have always forced myself to work hard."

"One's work is better when one is weary."

"Work is love made visible, and in honest labor there is dignity."

"Work without love is slavery; love gives work its true meaning and dignity."

"Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do."

"Commerce polishes customs and softens morals."

"A doctor is judged by whether he heals, not by whether he tried."