Work Quotes

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

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"Work becomes meaningful only when it serves something greater than survival"
Guy de Maupassant
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"Each human being has a work to carry forward."
George Sand
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"Work while you have the light."
George Sand
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"Work that does not nourish the soul is merely servitude."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates."
Stendhal
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"Work ennobles the soul and disciplines the mind."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"Work is the remedy for all evils."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"Work is the foundation of all true dignity."
George Sand
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"Work without purpose is merely labor."
Guy de Maupassant
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"Work ennobles the spirit when pursued with purpose."
Guy de Maupassant
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"The more women are enlightened the more they are convinced that they ought not to sit idle."
Mary Wollstonecraft
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"Work that has no love in it is merely servitude."
Gérard de Nerval
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"Work without purpose is merely labor disguised as productivity."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"The work we do defines the person we become."
Victor Leconte de Lisle
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"Work that lacks passion is merely labor; work that has purpose is legacy."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"Work becomes meaningful when it aligns with our values."
Alexandre Dumas, fils
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"Perfectionism is the enemy of productivity."
Stendhal
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"Leisure is a beautiful garment, but it will not do for constant wear."
George Sand
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"Work is the antidote to despair."
George Sand
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"Work as if you were to live a hundred years; pray as if you were to die to-morrow."
Théophile Gautier
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"Work is noble when it serves something greater than profit."
Guy de Maupassant
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"A life lived in service to others is a life lived in purpose."
Guy de Maupassant
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"Work is ennobled when done with purpose."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Work becomes a joy when aligned with passion."
Ann Radcliffe
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"How much more respectable is the woman who earns her own bread by fulfilling any duty, than the most accomplished beauty."
Mary Wollstonecraft
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"A woman must have a profession or she cannot be a woman of independence."
Mary Wollstonecraft
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"Work dignifies the soul."
Henry Fielding
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"Work is the path to excellence."
Henry Fielding
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"Work is not a curse, it is the prerogative of intelligence."
George Sand
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"Labor is the curse of the world, and nobody can meditate without serious injury to his intellect."
Frances Burney