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Work Quotes by Edward Abbey
- There comes a time in the life of us all when we must lay aside our books or put down our tools and leave our…
- One can imagine a sane, healthy, cheerful human society based on no more than the principles of common sense, as validated each day by work,…
- James Joyce buried himself in his great work. _Finnegan's Wake_ is his monument and his tombstone. A dead end.
- In the end, for all our differences and conflicts, most women and men share the same food, work, shelter, bed, life, joy, anguish, and fate.…
- Science transcends mere politics. As recent history demonstrates, scientists are as willing to work for a Tojo, a Hitler, or a Stalin as for the…
- The real work of men was hunting meat. The invention of agriculture was a giant step in the wrong direction, leading to serfdom, cities, and…
- The moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home: to be a critic of his own community, his own country,…
- If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose.
- Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest people doing useful…
More Work Quotes
- I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful. — Aaliyah
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. — Aristotle
- Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
- All paid jobs absorb and degrade the mind. — Aristotle
- Well begun is half done. — Aristotle
- The end of labor is to gain leisure. — Aristotle