“With hand on the spade and heart in the sky Dress the ground and till it; Turn in the little seed, brown and dry, Turn out the golden millet. Work, and your house shall be duly fed: Work, and rest shall be won; I hold that a man had better be dead Than alive when his work is done.” MenHeartLittlesDoneHandsTurnsHouseWorkAliveSkyDressesSeedsGoldenDryBrownFedsSpades Book:The Poetical Works of Alice and Phoebe Cary Source: The Poetical Works of Alice and Phoebe Cary
“Luck is always waiting for something to turn up. Labor, with keen eyes and strong will, always turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman will bring news of a legacy. Labor turns out at six o'clock and with busy pen or ringing hammer, lays the foundation of a competence. Luck whines. Labor whistles. Luck relies on chance, labor on character.” CharacterEyeLyingTurnsStrongWishWaitingWorkChanceBedSixNewsLaborLuckFoundationLaysBusyLegacyClockRelyPensHammersCompetenceStrong WillPostmanWaiting For SomethingAlways Waiting Author:Richard Cobden
“Labor produces marvels for the rich but it produces deprivation for the worker. It produces palaces, but hovels for the worker. It produces beauty, but deformity for the worker. It replaces labor by machines, but it throws one section of the workers back to barbaric labor, and it turns the remainder into machines.” TurnsWorkRichProduceLaborMachinesWorkersSectionsPalacesDeprivationBarbaricDeformity Author:Karl Marx
“The memo's chief function ... is as a track-coverer, so that you can turn on someone six months later and snarl: 'Well, you should have known about it, I sent you a memo.” ShouldWellsTurnsWorkKnownMonthsOfficeSixLettersShould HaveFunctionTrackChiefsSix MonthsTurn-onShould Have KnownMemos Author:Jilly Cooper
“What turns a work crisis into a life crisis is the infusion of dread.” TurnsWorkTroubleCrisisDreadInfusionLife Crisis Author:Lynda Obst
“Whether you're moving to a new company or a new department within your current organization, I believe you'll end up miles ahead if you shop for a boss, not a position. You may secure the greatest job in the world, but a miserable boss will turn gold into ashes. ... In many ways, your boss may be more important than the job.” IfsWorldWayBelieveMayImportantEndsJobsMovingTurnsI BelieveWorkCompanyPositionGoldOrganizationCurrentsMilesSecureMiserableDepartmentShopsBossAshesNew Company Author:Pat Heim