Work

(435 votes)   Idleness is the mother of all vices.

Russian proverb

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(426 votes)   Work is life, you know, and without it, there's nothing but fear and insecurity.

John Lennon
1940-1980, British Rock Musician

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(414 votes)   Anyone who thinks hard work will never hurt you has never had to pay to have it done. Jesus now has many lovers of his Heavenly Kingdom, but few bearers of his cross.

Thomas p Kempis
1379-1471, German Monk, Mystic, Religious Writer

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(414 votes)   I've had enough success for two lifetimes, My success is talent put together with hard work and luck.

Kareem Abdul-Jabar

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(411 votes)   Remember that you are needed. There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it.

Charles L. Allen

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(387 votes)   My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.

William Adams

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(372 votes)   Something made greater by ourselves and in turn that makes us greater.

Maya Angelou
1928-, African-American poet, Writer, Performer

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(330 votes)   No bees, no honey; no work, no money.

Proverbs

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(325 votes)   Give yourself something to work toward--constantly.

Mary Kay Ash

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(301 votes)   Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt and dance like nobody's watching. Submitted by Jessica Brown

Anonymous

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(261 votes)   Banning gun shows to reduce violent crime will work about as well as banning auto shows to reduce drunken driving.

Bill McIntire

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(254 votes)   Measure not the work until the day's out and the labor's done.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
1806-1861, British Poet

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(253 votes)   Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune.

James Weldon Johnson
1871-1938, American Writer, Diplomat

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(214 votes)   Hard work brings prosperity; playing around brings poverty.

Bible
Sacred Scriptures of Christians and Judaism

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(185 votes)   Hard work is the key to success, so work diligently on any project you undertake. If you truly want to be successful, be prepared to give up your leisure time and work past 5 PM and on weekends. Also, have faith in yourself. If you come up with a new idea that you believe in, don't allow other people to discourage you from pursuing it.

Charles Lazarus
American Businessman

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