Quotes from renowned individuals regarding labor and the significance of effort.
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International Labor Day is celebrated on May 1st each year to highlight the achievements of the global labor movement. Different demands of a social and labor character have been raised in the past on behalf of the working classes, and today is no exception. And to mark the occasion, we’ve compiled a list of the 50 finest words about Labor Day.
50 best quotes about work
1. “Happy is he who likes the sweetness of work without being its slave.” (Benito Perez Galdos)
2. “Happy is he who has a profession that matches his hobby.” (George Bernard Shaw)
3. “Man was born to work, and only those who work with love and assiduity find fatigue light.” (Saint John Bosco)
4. “The tastiest bread and the most pleasant comfort are those that are earned with one’s own sweat.” (Cesare Cantu)
5. “Work takes away from us three great evils: boredom, vice and necessity.” (Voltaire)
6. “What is acquired with a lot of work, is loved the most.” (Aristotle)
7. “The man who has found his job can consider himself blessed and not ask for greater happiness.” (Thomas Carlyle)
8. “Whenever they ask you if you can do a job, say yes and immediately start learning how to do it.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
9. “I’m a big believer in luck, and I’ve found that the harder I work, the luckier I get.” (Stephen Leacock)
10. “Work on something, so that the devil finds you always busy.” (St Geronimo)
11. “How I would like to see everyone with a decent job! It is essential for human dignity.” (Pope Francisco)
12. “When work is a pleasure, life is beautiful. But when it is imposed on us, life is slavery.” (Maxim Gorky)
13. “When one door to happiness closes, another opens. But we often stare at the closed door for so long that we don’t see the other one that has been opened for us.” (Hellen Keller)
14. “When one door to happiness closes, another opens. But we often stare at the closed door for so long that we don’t see the other one that has been opened for us.” (Hellen Keller)
15. “We must do ordinary things with extraordinary love.” (Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
16. “Happy is he who likes the sweetness of work without being its slave.” (Benito Perez Galdos)
17. “Happy is he who likes the sweetness of work without being its slave.” (Benito Perez Galdos)
18. “Happy is he who maintains a profession that coincides with his hobby.” (George Bernard Shaw)
19. “The tastiest bread and the most pleasant comfort are those that are earned with one’s own sweat.” (Cesare Cantu).
20. “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” (Michael Jordan)
21. “Work is the refuge of those who have nothing to do.” (Oscar Wilde)
22. “The most productive work is the one that comes out of the hands of a happy man.” (Victor Pauchet)
23. “Choose a job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” (Confucius)
24. “Self-confidence is the first secret of success.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
25. “Innovation distinguishes a leader from a follower.” (SteveJobs)
26. “Rust due to lack of use wears out the tools much more than the work itself.” (Benjamin Franklin)
27. “The reward of a job well done is the opportunity to do more work well done.” (Jonas Edward Salk)
28. “What with a lot of work is acquired, more is loved.” (Aristotle)
29. “See if the work will be bad, they should pay you to do it.” (Facundo Cabral)
30. “No one can reach the top armed only with talent. God gives the talent; work transforms talent into genius.” (Anna Pavlova)
31. “Don’t look for the mistakes, look for the solution.” (Henry Ford)
32. “I can’t stop working. I’ll have all eternity to rest.” (Mother Teresa of Calcutta)
33. “To be successful, work hard, never give up and above all cultivate a magnificent obsession.” (Walt-Disney)
34. “Pray as if everything depends on God. Work as if everything depends on you.” (San Agustin)
35. “If you let your fears out, you will have more room to live your dreams.” (Marylin Monroe)
36. “If you cannot work with love, but only with reluctance, it is better that you abandon your work and sit at the door of the temple to receive alms from those who work with joy. (Khalil Gibran)
37. “If you obey all the rules, you’ll miss out on all the fun.” (Audrey Hepburn)
38. “Whenever they ask you if you can do a job, say yes and immediately start learning how to do it.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
39. “Without work, nothing prospers.” (Sophocles)
40. “I’m a big believer in luck, and I’ve found that the harder I work, the luckier I get.” (Stephen Leacock)
41. “All people have the disposition to work creatively. What happens is that most never notice it.” (Truman Capote)
42. “All people have the disposition to work creatively. What happens is that most never notice it.” (Truman Capote)
43. “Work on something, so the devil finds you always busy.” (St Geronimo)
44. “Work to prevent crimes so you don’t need punishment.” (Confucius)
45. “A leader is someone who knows the way, walks the way, and shows the way.” John (C Maxwell)
46. ”A symptom of approaching a nervous breakdown is believing that your work is tremendously important.” (Bertrand Russell).
47. “A machine can do the work of 50 ordinary men. But there is no machine that can do the work of an extraordinary man.” (Elbert Hubbard)
48. “Pray as if everything depends on God. Work as if everything depends on you.” (San Agustin)
49. “You cannot hope to build a better world without improving people. Each of us must work for our own improvement.” (Marie Curie)
50. “Working with love is building a house with love, as if your loved one were to live in that house.” (Khalil Gibran)