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When Adam dolve, and Eve span,
Who was then the gentleman?
When Adam dolve, and Eve span,
Who was then the gentleman?
Light is the task when many share the toil.
Light is the task when many share the toil.
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is
that which delays them.
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is
that which delays them.
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, read more
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
All Nature seems at work, slugs leave their lair--
The bees are stirring--birds are on the wing--
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All Nature seems at work, slugs leave their lair--
The bees are stirring--birds are on the wing--
And Winter, slumbering in the open air,
Wears on his smiling face a dream of Spring!
And I the while, the sole unbusy thing,
Nor honey make, nor pair, nor build, nor sing.
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.
Nothing will work unless you do.
Nothing will work unless you do.
Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.
Work is the greatest thing in the world, so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.