Work Quotes

"Practices require not just technical skill but virtues of character necessary for cooperative human flourishing."

"The internal goods of a practice are those that can only be specified by reference to the practice itself."

"The concept of a practice as a cooperative human activity is central to understanding virtue and excellence."

"Practices are sustained by virtues of character that cannot be reduced to technical competence."

"A practice achieves its goods through the development of character and the cultivation of excellence."

"The internal goods of a practice cannot be separated from the virtues that sustain that practice."

"To be a full member of a practice is to embody its standards of excellence in one's character and conduct."

"Property rights emerge from the application of one's labor to unowned resources."

"Our actions are the only things we can truly control in this world."

"We become what we practice, not what we intend."

"Work and craft preserve a dwelling relationship with nature."

"Work on yourself."

"Practice gives perfect form."

"Background justice in a market economy requires constant adjustment through taxation and property law reform."

"A just basic structure ensures that citizens can support themselves through meaningful participation in the political economy."

"Work is how we contribute to the collective good."

"Every craft and skill stands within tradition."

"The work of the philosopher is therapeutic - to dissolve confusions, not to create new theories."

"The purpose of logical analysis is not to discover hidden realities but to clarify language."

"The work of clarification is never finished; each generation faces new conceptual confusions."

"The most important philosophical work is often negative - showing what is not meaningfully askable."

"Where your talents and the needs of the world cross; there lies your vocation."

"The greatest business man I ever knew wanted to do business, not to get money but to improve the world."

"Is life worth living? Yes, so long as there is some work to be done."

"The great anodyne of life is work."

"Work is the grand cure for discontent."

"Human beings are naturally creative and seek meaning in their work."

"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration."

"Work achieves its dignity when it is understood as the expression of human purpose."

"Every cognition involves effort and exertion."