To make a virtue out of necessity; that is the beautiful and great work.
My work is a game, a very serious game.
The mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
The fruits of labor are the sweetest of all pleasures.
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
Sowing is not so hard as reaping.
It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
The best work is not what is most difficult for you it is what you do best.
The labour of the body frees us from the pains of the mind.
There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.
When we work for material ends alone, we build ourselves our own prison.
I could fill an entire second life with working on my prints.
Where nature is lacking, work supplies.
Love, work, and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it.
If a man cannot enjoy the return of spring, why should he be happy in a labour-saving Utopia? What will he do with the leisure that the machine will give him?
It is through gainful employment that the woman has traversed most of the distance that separated her from the male; and nothing else can guarantee her liberty in practice.
At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
It is pleasant to think of labours that are past.
This is the real secret of life: to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now, and instead of calling it 'work', realize that this is play.
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline.
Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.
I put all my genius into my life I put only my talent into my works.
Without work, all life goes rotten. But when work is soulless, life stifles and dies.
Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.
Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
The test of one's behavior pattern is their relationship to society, relationship to work and relationship to sex.
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
