Work Quotes

“The sum of wisdom is that time is never lost that is devoted to work.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

“This is the true joy in life – that being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one. That being a force of nature, instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thouroughly used up when I die. For the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no brief candle to me. It’s a sort of splendid torch which I’ve got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.” ~ George Bernard Shaw

“If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.” ~ Bruce Lee

“If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.” ~ Steve Jobs

“If your work is becoming uninteresting, so are you. Work is an inanimate thing and can be made lively and interesting only by injecting yourself into it. Your job is only as big as you are.” ~ George Hubbs

“Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need.” ~ Voltaire

“The true way to render ourselves happy is to love our work and find in it our pleasure.” ~ Francoise de Motteville

“The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work.” ~ Mark Twain

“The beginning is the most important part of the work.” ~ Plato

“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” ~ Aristotle