If a little labour, little are our gains. Man's fortunes are according to his pains.
Work is the curse of the drinking classes.
A man must love a thing very much if he not only practises it without any hope of fame and money, but even practises it without any hope of doing it well.
A hobby is hard work you wouldn't do for a living.
A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility.
God gave man work, not to burden him, but to bless him, and useful work, willingly, cheerfully, effectively done, has always been the finest expression of the human spirit.
Work is more fun than fun.
When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.
Man's usual routine is to work and to dream and work and dream.
We can redeem anyone who strives unceasingly.
The Gods rank work above virtues.
Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.
It is not upon thee to finish the work; neither art thou free to abstain from it.
Work banishes those three great evils, boredom, vice, and poverty.
Amateurs hope. Professionals work.
Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy.
There is dignity in work only when it is work freely accepted.
If a man will not work, he shall not eat.
Anyone who is honestly seeking a job and can't find it, deserves the attention of the United States government, and the people.
Work is the inevitable condition of human life, the true source of human welfare.