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“Every man's work, pursued steadily, tends to become an end in itself, and so to bridge over the loveless chasms of his life.”

Men Ends Work Every Man Bridges Pursued Chasms Loveless

Book:Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of George Eliot (Illustrated)

“Let every man practice the art that he knows best.”

Knows Men Art Work Practice Every Man

Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Every man who possibly can should force himself to a holiday of a full month in a year, whether he feels like taking it or not.”

Men Feels Should Years Force Work Months Every Man Holiday Vacation Best Holiday Vacation Time Best Vacation

Book:Essays, Comments, and Reviews

Source: Essays, Comments, and Reviews

“It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.”

Men Doe Ends Remember Work Progress Importance Critics Every Man Accomplished Ballet

Book:Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

“The brave man carves out his fortune, and every man is the sum of his own works.”

Men Work Bravery Brave Fortune Every Man Brave Man

Author:Miguel de Cervantes

“Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.”

Source: The Way of All Flesh

“Every man loves what he is good at.”

Men Inspirational Work Every Man

Author:Thomas Shadwell

“Every man is proud of what he does well; and no man is proud of what he does not do well. With the former, his heart is in his work; and he will do twice as much of it with less fatigue. The latter performs a little imperfectly, looks at it in disgust, turns from it, and imagines himself exceedingly tired. The little he has done, comes to nothing, for want of finishing.”

Men Want Wells Looks Heart Littles Doe Done Turns Passion Work Imagine Proud Labor Tired Every Man Former Latter Disgusting Fatigue Finishing

Book:The Portable Abraham Lincoln

Source: The Portable Abraham Lincoln

“Like every man of sense and good feeling, I abominate work.”

Men Feelings Work Every Man Good Feeling

Book:The collected works of Aldous Huxley

Source: The collected works of Aldous Huxley

“Every human being should be taught that his first duty is to take care of himself, and that to be self-respecting he must be self-supporting. To live on the labor of others, either by force which enslaves, or by cunning which robs, or by borrowing or begging, is wholly dishonorable. Every man should be taught some useful art.”

Men Should Firsts Humans Art Self Care Force Work Human Beings Taught Duty Labor Take Care Every Man Cunning Begging Borrowing Dishonorable

Book:The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll

“Among a democratic people, where there is no hereditary wealth, every man works to earn a living, or is born of parents who have worked. The notion of labor is therefore presented to the mind, on every side, as the necessary, natural, and honest condition.”

People Men Mind Parent Sides Born Natural Work Wealth Conditions Honest Labor Democratic Notion Every Man Hereditary

Book:Democracy in America

Source: Democracy in America