7,095 Quotes About Work

Now to exert oneself and work for the sake of amusement seems silly and utterly childish. But to amuse oneself in order that one may exert oneself, as Anacharsis puts it, seems right; for amusement is a sort of relaxation, and we need relaxation because we cannot work continuously. Relaxation, then, is not an end; for it is taken for the sake of activity.

Motivation overcomes self-limitations.

Sensible motivation is always effective.

It does not matter how old you are, whenever God calls you, you must begin to work toward fulfilling that calling

Regular and concentrated training makes an expert.

School is learning things you don't want to know, surrounded by people you wish you didn't know, while working toward a future you don't know will ever come.

Training of parts leads to training of the whole.

Another decent possibility my critics implicitly deny is that of work as a gift…They assume—and this is the orthodox assumption of the industrial economy—that the only help worth giving is not given at all, but sold. Love, friendship, neighbourliness, compassion, duty—what are they?

Helping others is an effective way of training oneself.