Idea Book
Work

The workman is known by his work  La Fontaine

When your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt  Henry J. Kaiser

Each person's work is always a portait of himself  Samuel Johnson

Work and love - these are the basics.  Without them there is neurosis.  Theodor Reik

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures  Luc de Clapiers

Like the bee, we should make our industry our amusement  Oliver Goldsmith

A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them a fortune  Richard Whately

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately you occasionally find men disgrace labor  Ulysses S. Grant

He who would eat the kernel must crack the shell  Latin proverb

Sweet is the memory of past labor  Greek proverb

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought.  There is a visible labor and there is an invisible labor.  Victor Hugo

Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice  Henry Ford, Sr.

He that performs his own errand, saves his messenger's hire  Danish proverb

Genius begets great works; labor alone finished them  Joseph Joubert

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life  Confucius

The man who rolls up his shirt sleeves is rarely in danger of losing his shirt  anonymous

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy -- and Jill a wealthy widow  Evan Esar

There is no substitute for hard work  Thomas Edison

When I die, may I be taken in the midst of work  Ovid

Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion  C. Northcote Parkinson