Work is not the curse, but drudgery is.

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

Topics: Work Quotes

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret of outward success.

Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

Next to ingratitude, the most painful thing to bear is gratitude.

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though...

Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a...

Success is full of promise till one gets it, and then it seems like a...

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

It is easier to ask forgiveness than permission.

Good-humor makes all things tolerable

Good-humor makes all things tolerable

God will not love thee less, because men love thee more

God will not love thee less, because men love thee more

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in...

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Expedients are for the hour; principles for the ages

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in...

Children are unpredictable. You never know what inconsistency they are going to catch you in...

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us...

It is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us...

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without...

Gambling with cards or dice or stocks is all one thing. It's getting money without...

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

Never forget what a man says to you when he is angry.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The philosophy of one century is the common sense of the next.

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...

The advertisements in a newspaper are more full knowledge in respect to what is going...

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.