Work Quotes

"All trouble comes from idleness."

"A man of business may talk of nothing but his business."

"A man is never entirely himself till he is working at his calling."

"Fine words butter no parsnips."

"Men are happy when they are unhappy? No. Men are happy when they have work that suits them."

"Writing is bliss when you're not struggling to earn money."

"A man of business must be shrewd; a man of philosophy must be truthful."

"Work that aligns with one's nature becomes a form of meditation."

"The work we do shapes the person we become."

"Nothing is so fatiguing as the life of leisure."

"The luxury of doing nothing is only for the rich."

"Work ennobles a man and gives meaning to his existence."

"Work pursued with passion becomes not burden but benediction."

"How much more respectable is the woman who earns her own bread by fulfilling any duty, than the most accomplished beauty!"

"Women might certainly study the art of healing, and be physicians, as well as nurses."

"The most unhappy circumstance is when women lose the power of earning their own bread."

"Business is the salt of life."

"Work becomes pleasure when it aligns with purpose."

"Work is noble when done with integrity."

"Whoever can make two ears of corn grow where one grew before is more worthy than all the conquerors."

"A hungry stomach cannot hear."

"Work is the duty of all."

"I wish to be a useful member of society."

"Work done with love is prayer."

"The work we do, whether acknowledged or not, shapes both ourselves and the world."

"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money."

"Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds."

"The soul's joy lies in doing."

"Work that does not feed the spirit is merely slavery by another name."

"The busy bee has no time for sorrow."