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    I am giving you examples of the fact that this creature man, who
    in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will
    fight for an idea like a hero. . . . I tell you, gentlemen, if
    you can shew a man a piece of what he now calls God's work to do,
    and what he will later call by many new names, you can make him
    entirely reckless of the consequences to himself personally.

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Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumb-bells?
To dig a vineyard is a worthier exercise for men.

Why do strong arms fatigue themselves with frivolous dumb-bells?
To dig a vineyard is a worthier exercise for men.

by Marcus Valerius Martial Found in: Work Quotes,
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All work, even cotton-spinning, is noble; work is alone noble.

All work, even cotton-spinning, is noble; work is alone noble.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Work Quotes,
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My work is a game, a very serious game.

My work is a game, a very serious game.

by Ralph Waldo Emerson Found in: Work Quotes,
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I have had my labor for my travail; ill-thought-on of her, and
ill-thought-on of you; gone between and between, read more

I have had my labor for my travail; ill-thought-on of her, and
ill-thought-on of you; gone between and between, but small thanks
for my labor.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Work Quotes,
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Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success.

by Henry Ford Found in: Team work Quotes, Work Quotes,
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Each one to his own trade; then would the cows be well cared for.

Each one to his own trade; then would the cows be well cared for.

by J.p. Claris De Florian Found in: Work Quotes,
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Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

Work is a necessity for man. Man invented the alarm clock.

by Pablo Picasso Found in: Work Quotes,
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A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you read more

A man who has no office to go to--I don't care who he is--is a
trial of which you can have no conception.

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The uselessness of men above sixty years of age and the
incalculable benefit it would be in commercial, in read more

The uselessness of men above sixty years of age and the
incalculable benefit it would be in commercial, in political, and
in professional life, if as a matter of course, men stopped work
at this age.

by William Osler Found in: Work Quotes,
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