Covetousness Quote by William Shakespeare

“Men who do not work themselves and who undertake nothing in their lives easily loose patience and fall into error when judging the work…

— Ivo Andrić

“The most fulfilling jobs share a common trait: They prod us to work at our highest level but in a way that we, not…

— Daniel H. Pink

“Workmanship is the application of technique to making, by the exercise of care, judgment, and dexterity.”

— David Pye

To do good work a man should no doubt be industrious. To do great work he must certainly be idle a well.

— Henry Ward Beecher

There are many skillful apprentices, but few master workmen.

— Henry David Thoreau

Skilled work, of no matter what kind, is only done well by those who take a certain pleasure in it, quite apart from its…

— Bertrand Russell

“All trades, arts, and handiwork have gained by division of labor, namely, when, instead of one man doing everything, each confines himself to a…

— Immanuel Kant

Men achieve a certain greatness unawares when working to another aim.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The real and effectual discipline which is exercised over a workman is that of his customers. It is the fear of losing their employment…

— Adam Smith

“The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. As…

— Cal Newport

“Successful people, whether they're working for somebody else or working for themselves, do whatever they do to the best of their ability – as…

— Dean Graziosi

Men are often capable of greater things than they perform.

— Hugh Walpole