As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.


At daybreak, when loath to rise, have this thought in thy mind: I am rising for a man's work.


Beauty is also to be found in a day's work.


Better to burn out than rust out.


Blessed is that man who has found his work.


Bodily labor alleviates the pains of the mind and from this arises the happiness of the poor.


Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses.


Chose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.


Clearly the most unfortunate people are those who must do the same thing over and over again, every minute, or perhaps twenty to the minute. They deserve the shortest hours and the highest pay.


Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.


Do all the work you can; that is the whole philosophy of the good way of life.


Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.


Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first.


Even a mosquito doesn't get a pat on the back until he's well into his work.


Even the woodpecker owes its success to the fact that he used his head.


Every calling is great when greatly pursued.


Every day's a perfect gift of time for us to use. Hours waiting to be filled in any way we choose. Each morning brings a quiet hope that rises with the sun. Each evening brings the sweet content that comes with work well done.


Every job has drudgery, whether it is in the home, in the school, or in the office. The first secret of happiness is the recognition of this fundamental fact.


Every man is the son of his own works.


Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.

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