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    How many a rustic Milton has passed by,
    Stifling the speechless longings of his heart,
    In unremitting drudgery and care!
    How many a vulgar Cato has compelled
    His energies, no longer tameless then,
    To mould a pin, or fabricate a nail!

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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
[Fr., Le fruit du travail est le plus doux read more

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.
[Fr., Le fruit du travail est le plus doux des plaisirs.]

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Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.

Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.

by John Milton Found in: Work Quotes,
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I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

by John Heywood Found in: Luck Quotes, Work Quotes,
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In books, or work, or healthful play,
Let my first years be past,
That I may give read more

In books, or work, or healthful play,
Let my first years be past,
That I may give for every day
Some good account at last.
- Isaac Watts,

by Isaac Watts Found in: Work Quotes,
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As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

As for me, prizes are nothing. My prize is my work.

by Katharine Hepburn Found in: Work Quotes,
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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.

by Vince Lombardi Found in: Work Quotes,
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There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be read more

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there.

by Indira Gandhi Found in: Work Quotes,
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For men must work and women must weep,
And the sooner it's over the sooner to sleep,
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For men must work and women must weep,
And the sooner it's over the sooner to sleep,
And good-bye to the bar and its moaning.

by Charles Kingsley Found in: Work Quotes,
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Work divided is in that manner shortened.
[Lat., Divisum sic breve fiet opus.]

Work divided is in that manner shortened.
[Lat., Divisum sic breve fiet opus.]

by Marcus Valerius Martial Found in: Work Quotes,
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