Who first invented work, and bound the free
And holyday-rejoicing spirit down . . .
To that read more

Who first invented work, and bound the free
And holyday-rejoicing spirit down . . .
To that dry drudgery at the desk's dead wood? . . .
Sabbathless Satan!

Man is born to work and prosper and not to rest and rust.

Man is born to work and prosper and not to rest and rust.

And still be doing, never done.

And still be doing, never done.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

No man is born into the world whose work
Is not born with him: there is always work,
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No man is born into the world whose work
Is not born with him: there is always work,
And tools to work withal, for those who will;
And blessed are the horny hand of toil!

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

The best verse hasn't been rhymed yet,
The best house hasn't been planned,
The highest peak hasn't read more

The best verse hasn't been rhymed yet,
The best house hasn't been planned,
The highest peak hasn't been climbed yet,
The mightiest rivers aren't spanned;
Don't worry and fret, faint-hearted,
The chances have just begun
For the best jobs haven't been started,
The best work hasn't been done.

My work is a game, a very serious game.

My work is a game, a very serious game.

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.