Quotes about Work
Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior ofcapital, and deserves muchthe higher consideration.
- Abraham Lincoln
To live well is to work well, to show a good activity.
- St. Thomas Aquinas
The way to learn to do things is to do things. The way to learn a trade is to work at it. Success teaches how to succeed. Begin with the determination to succeed, and the work is half done already.
- Henry Ford
The work is hindered. The glory of God is tarnished and it is because the people of God no longer know how to discern the things of God.
- Paul Washer
When we work for Christ out of obligation, it feels like work. But when we truly love Christ, our work is a manifestation of that love, and it feels like love.
- Francis Chan
You must work and do good, not be lazy and gamble, if you wish to earn happiness. Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.
- Anne Frank
Were it not for the work of the Holy Spirit there would be no gospel, no faith, no church, no Christianity in the world at all.
- JI Packer
Get on your knees and pray, then get on your feet and work.
- Gordon Hinckley
Many people mistake our work for our vocation. Our vocation is the love of Jesus.
- Mother Teresa
Education is the power to think clearly, the power to act well in the worlds work, and the power to appreciate life.
- Brigham Young
We have become so engrossed in the work of the Lord that we have forgotten the Lord of the work.
- AW Tozer
The true contemplative is one who has discovered the art of finding leisure even in the midst of his work, by working with such a spirit of detachment and recollection that even his work is a prayer
- Thomas Merton