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You shouldn't lie till ten. There's the very prime of the morning gone long before that time. A person who has not done one half his day's work by ten o'clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.
- Emily Bronte
And what else can I do, lame old man that I am, than sing the praise of God? If I were a nightingale, I would perform the work of a nightingale, and if I were a swan, that of a swan. But as it is, I am a rational being, and I must sing the praise of God. This is my work, and I accomplish it, and I will never abandon my post for as long as it is granted to me to remain in it; and I invite all of you to join me in this same song.
- Epictetus
Lucky is the man who dies at work.
- Epictetus
In a certain sense, you do write to seduce the world, but when it happens, you begin to feel like a whore. The disparity between your life and your work turns out to be as great as ever. And the people seduced by your work are usually seduced by all the wrong reasons.
- Erica Jong
Do your duty and a little more and the future will take care of itself.
- Andrew Carnegie
However great may be the work for which we are responsible, we will always do well if we pause to spend time in sacred praise.
- Charles Spurgeon
Honest, simple work for young people is essential to their well-being.
- Jay Parini
He who labours, prays.
- St. Augustine
We can see that the sacramental presence of the Lord in the Eucharist is an essential gift for us and give us also the possibility to love the others and to work for the others.
- Pope Benedict XVI
It's a little daunting coming on to work with actors that you respect so much.
- Miranda Otto
My relationship with Marvel is that I work for them.
- Chris Claremont
I don't know what my ambitions are until they turn up really but I'd love to work with Shane Meadows, I know that much!
- Paul Kaye