James Russell Lowell Quotes

There is always work, and tools to work withal, for those, who will.

No man is born into the world whose work Is not born with him. There is always work, And tools to work withal, for those who will; And blessed are the horny hands of toil.

Surely man was not created to be an idle fellow; he was not set in this universal orchard to stand still as a tree.

Toil is no source of shame; idleness is shame.

I'd rather be busy than not.

Instead of idleness, vanity, or an intellect formed by the spoon-feeding of others, my girls have acquired energy, industry, and independence.

Better to toil blindly, beating every stone in turn for grains of gold, whether they contain any or not, than lie down in apathetic decay.

There is no substitute for work.

Plough deep while sluggards sleep.

I've always had a great work ethic, even when I was washing dishes.

I'm better off working as opposed to lying around.

An energetic man will succeed where an indolent one would vegetate and inevitably perish.

Work begets work.

Always plenty to do. Cannot well be idle and believe will rather wear out than rust out.

There is a heavy emphasis in Mormonism on initiative, on responsibility, on a work ethic, and on education. If you take those elements together with a free-enterprise system, you've got the chemistry for a lot of industry.

I was raised to want to work for a living. The idea of just sitting around or going shopping every day appalls me.

I like challenging myself. I'm not a person who likes not to work.

Keep doing some kind of work, that the devil may always find you employed.

My granddad was a hard worker, and my dad is, too. It was instilled in me as a kid. I never got pocket money; I had to earn it. I had two paper rounds before school, not just one. Wherever I worked, whether it was at football, in the pub, I'd do whatever was asked of me - and more.

Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.

Believe me, I do not like idleness but work.

I was a hard worker.

I'm one of those guys who's a hard worker.

Go to work every day, be the first one in and the last one to leave, and you'll know that you've done everything in your power to make your life better.

I'm not going to sit on the couch in my house and expect everything to come, I know that I must continue to work hard.