Work Quotes

The daily grind, the creative struggle, and why what we do matters more than we think.

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"He had always been a man of action, and could not now sit idle."
The Narrator
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"I was a blacksmith before I was anything else."
Joe Gargery
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"There is nothing I fear so much as idleness."
Jane Eyre
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"The fruits of his labors are now evident"
The Narrator
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"The bank was already stirring with the early business."
The Narrator
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"I would rather work hard and do good than lead a life of indolence."
Jane Eyre
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"I try the plane upon the little goddess of his nether parts"
Starbuck
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"This is the only life I can lead"
Starbuck
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"All the work, hard work, of my life has been to prepare myself for this moment."
Magwitch
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"I was a laborer when I first knew her."
Magwitch
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"Whatever I do, I do it in a Perfectionist manner."
Great-Expectations Jaggers
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"Work is the medicine for all earthly troubles."
Levin
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"Work keeps evil from the door."
Sancho Panza
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"Work is the only thing that saves us."
Levin
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"Work is the curse of the drinking classes"
Stiva Oblonsky
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"I have aspired to nothing beyond becoming a blacksmith."
Joe Gargery
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"There is a certain dignity in humble work."
Joe Gargery
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"Work is not a curse but the greatest blessing."
Levin
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"Work gives meaning to existence"
Levin
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"Care and diligence bring luck."
Sancho Panza
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"Work ennobles the spirit and strengthens the character"
Abbé Faria
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"Business for you may be a pleasure, but it is not so for me."
Elizabeth Bennet
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"Work gives meaning to our existence."
Levin
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"In every conceivable manner, the work of a woman is never done."
Dolly Oblonskaya
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"Art thou not weary of the toll and moil of life?"
Roger Chillingworth
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"Work is not a burden but a salvation."
Levin
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"Work gives life meaning and purpose."
Levin
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"Work ennobles the spirit."
Edmond Dantès
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"The rich are at rest and the poor are at work."
Sancho Panza