252 Quotes About Vocation

Our task is to carry the Lord's peace into every situation, into every duty.

Why do lazy, minimum effort employees always seem to find places where they feel "underappreciated"?

You couldn't allow yourself to get bored. THAT would be a fight.

, “As for a limit to one’s labors, I, for one, do not recognize any for a high-minded man, except that the labors themselves should lead to noble accomplishments.

A true Christian lives and labors on earth not for himself but for his neighbor. Therefore the whole spirit of his life him impels him to do even that which he needs not do, but which is profitable and necessary for his neighbor.

Those were times when brave men who knew and loved their profession couldn't be overlooked.

The rhythms of the game complemented the lifestyle he preferred.

Speaking of Newton but also commenting more broadly on education and the Enlightenment: "I have seen a professor of mathematics only because he was great in his vocation, buried like a king who had done well by his subjects.

The author describes Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn as "seldom at ease without a gavel in his hand.