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Work

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

Work

Work is and always has been my salvation and I thank the Lord for it.

Work

I don’t understand people who like to work and talk about it like it was some sort of goddamn duty. Doing nothing feels like floating on warm water to me. Delightful, perfect.

Work

If you think your teacher is tough, wait until you get a boss. He doesn’t have tenure.

Work

There is nothing namable but that some men will, or undertake to, do it for pay.

Work

As the builders say, the larger stones do not lie well without the lesser.

Work

I think maybe the rural influence in my life helped me in a sense, of knowing how to get close to people and talk to them and get my work done.

Work

The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.

Work

It is not more vacation we need – it is more vocation.