Work Quotes
The daily grind, the creative struggle, and why what we do matters more than we think.
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"Every person has a natural right to choose any occupation of social value which he is able to perform."Søren Kierkegaard
"Work becomes noble when it serves something greater than oneself."Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"Work that lacks meaning is merely labor."Elizabeth Barrett Browning
"To work is to pray."Johan Christian Andersen
"Work done with love is never truly work."Johan Christian Andersen
"Work without purpose is merely a slow form of despair."Knut Hamsun
"The greatest work is done not by genius, but by steady perseverance."Robert Browning
"Great is the power of steady habit; it chains us down to earth."Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"The machinery of the mind grows stronger with use; idle minds rust and corrode."Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"What we plant in youth, we reap in age; let us sow wisdom and reap peace."Alfred, Lord Tennyson
"Work that comes from the heart is never wasted."Hans Christian Andersen
"Work becomes joyful when done with purpose."Hans Christian Andersen
"Work with love and purpose."Selma Lagerlöf
"Work gives meaning to life."Selma Lagerlöf
"Work is prayer; prayer is work."Robert Browning
"A man may work from sun to sun, but a woman's work is never done."Søren Kierkegaard
"Work gives meaning to life."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Work is a curse. But I wouldn't go so far as to say it's a blessing."August Strindberg
"Work is the prayer of those who believe in tomorrow."Selma Lagerlöf
"Work done with love is work done with grace."Selma Lagerlöf
"Work is the true tonic for all the ills of mankind."Henrik Ibsen
"To work is to pray, and prayer without work is empty."Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"Work without love is merely slavery of the mind."Hans Christian Andersen
"Work that feeds the soul nourishes the spirit."Hans Christian Andersen
"The whole of life has become so economic, so utilitarian, that there is no room for greatness anymore."Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"Every person has a talent, but talent alone is not enough"Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
"I find my life is useful only when I am of service to others."August Strindberg
"The greatest misery is the feeling of being useless."August Strindberg
"I believe that work is the salvation of the soul."August Strindberg
"The world does not owe you a living; you must earn it."August Strindberg