Quotes about Labor & Working hard

Life is too short to work so hard.

As my father used to tell me, the only true sign of success in life is being able to do for a living that which makes you happy.

Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.

If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it.

I don't live to work; I work to live.

Work eight hours and sleep eight hours and make sure that they are not the same hours.

Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of pleasures.

Don't let anybody tell you different, man: The main goal in life careerwise should always be to try to get paid to simply be yourself.

Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.

I enjoy hard work; I love setting goals and achieving them.

The harder you work, the less mistakes you make. The fewer mistakes you make, the better your chances of winning.

I've worked very hard, but my life's always been fun.

The top of one mountain is always the bottom of another.

Some people dream of success, while other people get up every morning and make it happen.

It's important to have balance in your life between work and play.

Everyone's dream can come true if you just stick to it and work hard.

Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability.

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.

Work hard for what you want because it won't come to you without a fight. You have to be strong and courageous and know that you can do anything you put your mind to. If somebody puts you down or criticizes you, just keep on believing in yourself and turn it into something positive.

Work is like a drug. I'm jonesing for more. It's gotten more addictive than I had realized. I get anxious when I have nothing to do now.

Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don't recognize them.

Nobody ever drowned in his own sweat.

He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.

I actually feel most relaxed when I'm working.

When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.

God gives every bird its food, but He does not throw it into its nest.

If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time.

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard, and there is nothing you cannot accomplish.

Always do your best! What you plant now, you will harvest later.

There is no substitute for hard work.

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

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

I was taught that the way of progress was neither swift nor easy.

If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.

It's easier to go down a hill than up it but the view is much better at the top.

Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

That was my way of getting through difficult times of low confidence - hard work.

Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching.

As you go through the grind and the distraction of a career, it's easy to lose sight of your dreams.

History is earned. You win the day, and then you win the day after, and you do the same thing every day until you're dead. And you're remembered not for the winning, but because you never lost.

Work is the curse of the drinking classes.

Lacking of any kind of regular work is unbearable for any human.

The cure for anything is walt water: sweat, tears, or the sea.

You should bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. It doesn't matter what that is. It doesn't matter if it's a table or a film or gardening - everyone should create. You should do something, then sit back and say, 'I did that'.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.