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- In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it.
- John Ruskin (1819 - 1900), Pre-Raphaelitism, 1850
- Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need.
- Voltaire (1694 - 1778), Candide, 1759
- Whoever does not love his work cannot hope that it will please others.
- Unknown
- Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all.
- Sam Ewing
- Real success is finding your lifework in the work that you love.
- David McCullough (1933 - )
- Derive happiness in oneself from a good day's work, from illuminating the fog that surrounds us.
- Henri Matisse (1869 - 1954)
- Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.
- H. L. Hunt
- This became a credo of mine...attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
- Bette Davis (1908 - 1989)
- Measure not the work until the day's out and the labor done.
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806 - 1861)
- My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.'
- Helen Hayes (1900 - 1993)
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