Work Quotes

"Work gives life meaning and purpose."

"Being in poverty is not shameful, but being idle is."

"Business to the last is the great concern of life."

"A man who will not work has no right to eat."

"Work ennobles the human spirit."

"Work is love made visible."

"The work we do defines not our worth, but our contribution."

"Work done with passion becomes art."

"I have always believed that if you put in the work, the results will come."

"The deadening effect of overwork is the same whether the work is mental or physical."

"To work is to pray."

"Industry is the source of public happiness."

"Work done with passion becomes art."

"Trade can confer a greater share of honor than birth."

"The restless man finds peace in activity."

"The greatest credit belongs to him that knows how to live within his means."

"All trades are not suited to all men."

"Providence rewards the diligent."

"A woman should have a profession as a man has."

"The only way women can improve their condition is through education and economic independence."

"Whatever is worth doing is worth doing with all your heart."

"The work of a lifetime is often the work of becoming ourselves."

"The work we do in darkness often bears fruit in light."

"Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and a shortened period of mental repose."

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."

"Work is the anvil upon which character is forged."

"A man's work is his legacy."

"Commerce is the grand engine of our prosperity."

"Trade and commerce are the peaceful weapons of civilization."

"Secrecy is the soul of business."