121 Work Quotes

May these work quotes motivate and inspire you to be your best. Enjoying your work truly brings more pleasure to your life. You may also be encouraged by these poems about work.


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  1. "When you are able to stay focused on your work without any expectations for, or concern with, the fruit of our labor, there will be no limit to the heights you can reach." Russell Simmons, Super Rich
    Poems of Encouragement



  2. A garden can be a place to work with weeds attacking in the lurk Catherine Pulsifer, A Garden Can Be
    Garden Poems



  3. The purpose of balancing work and play is to find a middle ground that makes you happy mentally, financially, spiritually, physically, emotionally. Ginel Love, 25 Tips To Balance Everyday Work and Play
    Inspirational Poems



  4. Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.
  5. Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest. Proverbs 20:4 (NLT)
    Christian Poems



  6. Be Strong! We are not here to play, to dream, to drift. We have hard work to do, and loads to lift. Maltbie D. Babcock, Be Strong
    Poems About Strength



  7. I think of Life as God's workshop, where we each have our work to do. Alex Tuer, God's Workshop
    Poems About God



  8. The world is full of willing people; some willing to work, the rest willing to let them. Robert Frost
    Fire and Ice Poem



  9. My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with. Mark Pincus
    Respect Quotes



  10. Work joyfully and peacefully, knowing that right thoughts and right efforts inevitably bring about right results. James Allen
    Effort Quotes



  11. ...work yourself and set others to work. Nothing makes moroseness and heavy-heartedness in a house so fast as idleness. Stopford A. Brooke, Sunlight In Your Home
    Poems About Home



  12. Your effort and success will accord with the amount of faith and hope you put into your work. George F. Butler, Look At The Bright Side
    Motivational Poems



  13. I would be useful on earth, serving some purpose or cause. Doing some labor of worth, giving no thought to applause. Edgar A. Guest, Purpose
    Poems About Purpose



  14. Determination drives me to success' door, this is what I have been working for. Catherine Pulsifer, The Road Ahead
    Poems On Determination



  15. Work hard and play hard. But don't confuse the two.
  16. Work hard and play hard. But don't confuse the two. Author Unknown
    Hard Work Quotes



  17. How much easier our work would be if we put forth as much effort trying to improve the quality of it as most of us do trying to find excuses for not properly attending to it. George W. Ballinger
    Funny Quotes About Life



  18. As a father you must have the mindset that being a dad is your most important job. Mark Merrill
    Dad Poems



  19. Can't is the father of feeble endeavor, the parent of terror and half-hearted work; it weakens the efforts of artisans clever, and makes of the toiler an indolent shirk. Edgar A. Guest, Can't
    Positive Poems



  20. Do not despair because good things happen to those who are willing to work for it. Kate Summers
    Short Quotes



  21. But as I look back o'er the past and view the things I've done, the very work I planned to do has only been begun. Unknown, The Closing Year
    New Year Poems



  22. They say a woman's work is never done - she always seems to be on the run. She possesses many skills and many jobs she does fill. Kate Summers, A Woman's Work
    Poems For Women



  23. The meaning of life is not celebrating your birth, it is celebrating your work. Amit Kalantri
    Celebrate Quotes



  24. For work well done and it's reward, throughout this happy land is heard Thanksgiving. Cobb, Thanksgiving
    Thanksgiving Poems



  25. When the evening shadows gather and the long day's work is done; when we reach that unknown country, out beyond the setting sun Unknown, We Shall Know Each Other There
    Heaven Poems



  26. Let your work be always true, steady, patient, hour by hour. Priscilla Leonard, The Lesson Of Content
    Poems About Contentment



  27. People will typically be more enthusiastic where they feel a sense of belonging and see themselves as part of a community than they will in a workplace in which each person is left to his own devices Alfie Kohn
    Community Quotes



  28. Still let me wish thee ...the happiness that comes of work well done, M. E. F., A Birthday Greeting
    Birthday Poems



  29. "Material things are not important, and while our jobs provide the means, the important things in life are the people who touched our lives." Catherine Pulsifer
    Life Quotes



  30. Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.
  31. "Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live." Margaret Fuller
    Poems about Life



  32. Our holidays we look forward to...working all year, this vacation is due - we can't wait for work to go away. Catherine Pulsifer, A Vacation Holiday
    Holiday Poems



  33. You don't begrudge the labor when the roses start to bloom Edgar A. Guest, The Price Of Joy
    Poem How Does Your Garden Grow



  34. Dare to do right! dare to be true! You have a work that no other can do, do it so bravely, so kindly, so well George Lansing Taylor, Dare To Do Right
    Dare To Be



  35. 97% of the people who quit too soon are employed by the 3% that never gave up. Daymond John
    Quotes About Quitting



  36. So find out what you want to be and do. Take off your coat and make dust in the world. The busier you are, the less harm you are apt to get into...and the better satisfied the whole world will be with you. Bob Burdette, My Son Remember
    Son Poems



  37. Success at last he had attained by toiling day by day Edgar A. Guest, He Earned His Way
    Poems About Winning



  38. ...If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires. Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success
    Work Ethic Quotes



  39. What can I wish that day may bring to me...A work to do which has real value, without which the world would feel the poorer. Excelsior Banner, A Morning Wish
    A New Day Poem



  40. So hope for tomorrow, trudge on with a song, there's work for your hands to do, Charles S. Poling
    Hope For Tomorrow



  41. ... do not look disheartened over the work you have to do...but just endeavor day by day another point to gain, and soon the mountain that you feared will prove to be a plain. Unknown, Little by Little
    Poems About Perseverance



  42. Crisis management is not merely developing a plan and executing it during a crisis. Instead, it is appropriately viewed as an ongoing process. Timothy Coombs, Ongoing Crisis Communication
    Planning Quotes



  43. ...what is worthy of your effort shows that you think you are worthy. In other words, how you think about yourself, how much value you assign to yourself will clearly be demonstrated in how you perform in your job. Byron Pulsifer
    Poems About Effort



  44. Habitual multitasking might save you some time, but it might also compromise the quality of work.
  45. Habitual multitasking might save you some time, but it might also compromise the quality of work. Philip Vang
    Time Quotes



  46. Beautiful hands are those that do work that is earnest, brave, and true Ellen P. Allerton, Those That Do
    Poems About Hands



  47. Water is always working, reorganizing the land. Tim Palmer
    Poems About Water



  48. Each morning sees some task begin, each evening sees it close Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
    Famous Poems



  49. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks Phillips Brooks, Pray For
    Devotion About Prayer



  50. Happy is the man who can make a living by his hobby. George Bernard Shaw
    Life Is Good Poems



  51. When your day's work is over....And life is one beautiful rhyme, no trouble annoying each one is enjoying the good old summer-time. Unknown, In The Good Old Summer-Time
    Summer Poems



  52. Make a little fence of trust around to-day; fill the space with loving work Mrs. M. F. Butts, Trust
    Trust In God



  53. Believe in yourself and then go in and work with your heart and soul. Unknown, Believe
    Poems For Teenagers



  54. Do not fear to do or dare; if you want a field of labor you can find it anywhere. G. M. Grannis, Your Mission
    Poems About New Beginnings



  55. Discover your gifts, be true to you - don't work a job that makes you blue. Catherine Pulsifer, Don't Compare Yourself
    Follow Your Own Path Poems



  56. Men grow old more quickly from having nothing to do than from overwork. A running machine will keep bright for years. An idle one will soon rust out.  Author Unknown
    Smile Poem



  57. This lesson you will have to learn, that all you get is what you earn, and though your tasks may be unpleasant, the key to the future is in the present! Charles A. Grupp, Three Lazy Kittens
    Poems For Kids



  58. What do you wish? To be known as a shirk, known as a good man who's willing to work Edgar A. Guest
    You Decide



  59. It is not the work, but the worry that wrinkles the smooth, fair face - that blends gray hair with the dusky and robs the form of its grace Unknown, Not Work, But Worry
    Poems About Worry



  60. Work intelligently, work with energy and force to achieve success and if you persevere success surely will crown your efforts.  Author Unknown
    Short Inspirational Quotes



  61. The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves.
  62. "The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves." Brian Tracy
    Mistake Quotes



  63. Work is the solid foundation of success. Work plus thought to make productive, plus study, including intelligent reading, is to feed the mind. Those are the things: Work, think and act.  Author Unknown
    Success Poem



  64. So do your work and play your game - play fair and hard all day; and let the townsmen wag their tongues, the gossips have their say, David V. Bush
    The Successful Man



  65. Transparency, honesty, kindness, good stewardship, even humor, work in businesses at all times. John Gerzema
    Kindness Poems



  66. There is work you can do, and how well it is done is for you and you only to say...for the prize-winning man sticks to one golden plan, and works just a little bit better! David V. Bush
    Do It Better



  67. Being forced to work and forced to do your best will breed in you....a hundred virtues which the idle will never know. Charles Kingsley, Every Morning
    High School Graduation



  68. Too many self-impose the cross of daily working for a boss, forgetting that in failing him it is their own stars that they dim. Edgar A. Guest
    Who Do You Work For



  69. Let's not forget that the worker, the implementer must also form part of the success story for without the dedicated worker, the people who carry out the plans, nothing would ever be achieved. Byron Pulsifer
    The Thinker



  70. You and your work, love the work you do, if not take action and do what you love to do. Catherine Pulsifer
    New Year Motto



  71. No matter whatever kind of business you plan to pursue, nothing can be a substitute to hard work and good time management. Edward Eddington
    Good Quotes



  72. When there is lots of work to be done friends sometimes are down to one, the true friend is always willing Catherine Pulsifer, True Friends Are Dear
    True Friend Poem



  73. "I have never known a man who died from overwork, but many who died from doubt." Charles Horace Mayo
    Doubt Quotes



  74. ...life is not a rehearsal, so get your work done, and then go have some fun!
  75. "...life is not a rehearsal, so get your work done, and then go have some fun!" Adrian Coppola
    Balance Quotes



  76. If you want to get your work done 50% faster in a given day, meditate for 20 minutes in the morning. Tim Ferriss
    Good Mornng Quotes



  77. Some find work where some find rest, and so the weary world goes on Catherine Pulsifer
    Difficult Situation



  78. This is my work; my blessing, not my doom; of all who live, I am the one by whom this work can best be done in the right way. Henry VanDyke, The Three Best Things
    If All The Skies



  79. Since there is a lot of work to be done in the world and somebody must do it... we will jump in and start something and not wait for the Other Fellow to do it. Arthur Franklin Fuller, Resolutions
    Do All You Can



  80. No, tasks are not worth "fooling with" 'tis not what tasks were made for. You must not fool with them at all' that's not what you are paid for.  Strickland Gillilan , Not Worth Fooling With



  81. "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
    Inspirational Quotes



  82. It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the blade.
  83. "It is not work that kills men; it is worry. Worry is rust upon the blade." Henry Ward Beecher
    Worry Quotes



  84. "Today I can whine because I have to go to work or I can shout for joy because I have a job to do." Author Unknown, Sculptor's Attitude
    Attitude Quotes



  85. "You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however." Richard Bach
    Decision Quotes



  86. "So when you find yourself feeling stressed about work, the kids, bills, house work, and the hundreds of things on your to-do list, start identifying what you are thankful for and start saying your thank you's." Jon Gordon
    Happy Thanksgiving Quotes



  87. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time working
  88. "I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time working." Erma Bombeck
    Short Family Quotes



  89. It isn't the job we intend to do...that puts us right on the balance sheet; it's the work we have really done. Unknown, Get It Done
    Get It Done



  90. "One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man." Elbert Hubbard
    Motivational Quotes



  91. Find a job you like and you add five days to every week.
  92. "Find a job you like and you add five days to every week." H. Jackson Browne
    Quotes to Live By



  93. A good mentor will decode the unwritten rules, demystify the way things work, and offer you tips on navigating the organization. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor
    Mentor Quotes



  94. To work smart means to maximize the value of your work by selecting a few activities and applying intense targeted effort. Morten T. Hansen, Great at Work
    Thought Provoking Quotes



  95. The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work
  96. "The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work." Robert Frost
    Trouble Quotes



  97. "One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important." Bertrand Russell
    Believe Quotes



  98. "Many people quit looking for work when they find a job." Author Unknown
    Defeat Quotes



  99. "We do what we love to do, so it is not like work." Catherine Pulsifer, Simplicity - a changing lifestyle?
    Lifestyle Quotes



  100. There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes.
  101. "There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes." William J. Bennett
    Graduation Sayings



  102. The things are mighty few on earth that wishes can attain.
    Whate'er we want of any worth we've got to work to gain. Edgar A. Guest, Results and Roses
    Poetry Quotes



  103. "My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition." Gandhi
    Thoughtful Quotes  



  104. Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night
  105. "Never work just for money or for power. They won't save your soul or help you sleep at night." Marian Wright Edelman
    Money Quotes



  106. "Whenever it is possible, a boy should choose some occupation which he should do even if he did not need the money." William Lyon Phelps
    Wealth Quotes  



  107. Remember this great world has need of you, has need of all the work that you can do Wilhelmina Stitch, Hold Up Your Head
    Be The Best You Can Be



  108. If you enjoy what you do, you'll never work another day in your life.
  109. "If you enjoy what you do, you'll never work another day in your life." Confucius
    Enjoy Life Quotes



  110. "Another technique I use when my job seems overwhelming is to keep it all in perspective by saying to myself: 'My job is important but it only forms part of my life - it is not my entire life.' Catherine Pulsifer, Your Work and Your Stress
    Overwhelmed Quotes



  111. "I don't believe that companies are necessarily prisons, but sometimes we make prisons of them by the way we choose to work there." Stephen C. Lundin, Ph D., Harry Paul, and John Christensen, Fish
    Choices Quotes



  112. People who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do
  113. "People who never do any more than they get paid for, never get paid for any more than they do." Elbert Hubbard
    Humorous Quotes



  114. "Always know who your client or customer is - no matter what your job is." Richard A. Moran, Never Confuse a Memo with Reality
    Graduation Poems



  115. If you want clients to trust you, they need to know you will always be truthful when working with them even if it means sending them to the competitors. Anne Warfield
    Just For Today



  116. Complement, don't criticize your boss
  117. "Complement, don't criticize your boss." Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit
    Optimistic Quotes



  118. "Spend less time making a living and more time making a life." Dianne Nahirny, Stop Working . . . Start Living
    Poem About Life Lessons



  119. "Work is part of my identity but it is not my essence." Julia Cameron, Transitions
    Independence Quotes



  120. There are far too many people who believe that if only they had the luck to get ahead, to live in a different neighborhood, or to attend an institution of advanced education. This so-called "luck" to these types of people is something that is given to them without having to work. Byron Pulsifer
    Quotes About Luck



  121. The opposite of multi-tasking is single-tasking, or focused work . To produce your highest quality work, focus is required. Janeen Latini, Love to Lead. Lead to Love
    Ordinary or Extraordinary



  122. When you go to work, work. When you're at work, work. When there is work to be done, work!
  123. When you go to work, work. When you're at work, work. When there is work to be done, work! Matt Bishop, The 8 Pillars of Career and Business Success
    Opportunity Quotes



  124. The difference between living to work and working to live may be just what you need to reduce some of these mid-life health issues to a manageable level. Byron Pulsifer
    Health Quotes



  125. No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive. Dr. Joyce Brothers
    Relax Quotes



  126. Early retirement doesn't necessarily mean never working again; rather, it means being able to freely choose the amount, if any, and type of work to pursue. Dianne Nahirny, Stop Working . . . Start Living
    Retirement Quotes



  127. A boss is usually happy to listen to ideas that help the workforce to achieve more.
  128. A boss is usually happy to listen to ideas that help the workforce to achieve more. Dane Taylor, Time Management
    Leadership Quotes



  129. Collaborate. The only way to come up with a productive solution is for both parties to work together. Lawrence Polsky
    Teamwork Quotes



  130. Make your life to shine in doing good deeds,
    You'll find plenty of work, plenty that needs David J. Cable
    Make Hay While The Sun Shines



  131. We can sometimes let our work take over our life and that just leads to burn out as without some downtime to recharge your batteries life will catch up to you.
    Poems



  132. The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the wall of our own homes. Harold B. Lee
    Home Quotes



  133. Don't bring work or your laptop with you on vacation.
  134. Don't bring work or your laptop with you on vacation. Yasmeen Abdur-Rahman
    Vacation Quotes 



  135. "Often, people stay in jobs that they despise rather than taking a risk by changing their work to an area that they love. Catherine Pulsifer
    Positive Quotes About Change



  136. The work that God does in us when we wait is usually more important than the thing for which we wait! Erwin W. Lutzer, When You've Been Wronged
    Patience Quotes



  137. May you always have work for your hands to do.
  138. May you always have work for your hands to do. Irish Blessing
    Birthday Blessings



  139. Emotional health at work can be affected by a host of factors including the stress you create yourself by choosing to let your negative emotions, anger, or frustration rule the day. Catherine Pulsifer
    Emotional Health At Work



  140. You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job and not be paid for it. Oprah Winfrey
    Positive Thoughts

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