To work is to pray.

Quote by John Singer Sargent

Topics: Inspiration Quotes, Work Quotes, Work Ethic Quotes

A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth.

A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth.

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

Oh, wondrous power! how little understood, Entrusted to the mother's mind alone, To fashion genius,...

Oh, wondrous power! how little understood, Entrusted to the mother's mind alone, To fashion genius,...

The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and]...

The observation of nature is part of an artist's life, it enlarges his form [and]...

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others

First find the man in yourself if you will inspire manliness in others

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture.

The glow of inspiration warms us; it is a holy rapture.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Human beings have an infinite capacity for two things: giving and love. Do you think...

Human beings have an infinite capacity for two things: giving and love. Do you think...

I shut my eyes in order to see.

I shut my eyes in order to see.

Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom.

Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom.

Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case...

Courage is as often the outcome of despair as of hope; in the one case...

We wish to inspire the preference we feel; love must be mutual

We wish to inspire the preference we feel; love must be mutual

Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can...

Instead of focusing on how much you can accomplish, focus on how much you can...

Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier.

Enthusiasm is contagious. Be a carrier.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

There is nothing like a dream to create the future.

keeping it reall that's a deall money trees is my meal.

keeping it reall that's a deall money trees is my meal.

The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is your...

The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is your...

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped...

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped...

My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director

My sole inspiration is a telephone call from a director

If you neglect your work, you will dislike it; if you do it well, you...

If you neglect your work, you will dislike it; if you do it well, you...

To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.

To be successful, the first thing to do is fall in love with your work.