Work Quotes

"Labor is the most noble activity; idleness is the greatest crime."

"Great works are wrought by patience and perseverance."

"Work is for those who enjoy it."

"He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows out that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the maze of the most busy life."

"A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and an invisible labor."

"Writing is a dog's life, but the only life worth living."

"A writer who does not like to write is an unhappy man."

"I work fourteen hours a day and sometimes feel like I'm not doing anything."

"The most important thing is the work itself."

"The body is temporary, the work is eternal."

"Civilization will not last, our civilization will not last, unless we work for it."

"Work without passion is merely toil."

"Work becomes pleasure when done with purpose."

"My work has always been a refuge from the sorrows of life."

"Work dignifies the human spirit."

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

"There is always something to do, and if there isn't, there is always something to undo."

"Work is the foundation upon which all human dignity rests."

"The secret of a great success, of which nobody knows anything, is hard work and worry."

"The world owes nothing to anyone; all must be earned."

"He who every morning plans the transactions of the day and follows out that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the maze of the most busy life."

"The wretched employ themselves, the rich amuse themselves."

"When a man is out of work, he is not the same man anymore."

"Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, then for a few friends, finally for money."

"Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field."

"Work with passion, and success will follow as naturally as day follows night."

"Work becomes a pleasure when done for a purpose greater than yourself."

"A season of calm weather must now be the period of my labours."

"Work, do not complain, be useful to society."

"Work is the only nobility that remains to us."