Dmitri Mendeleev Quotes

Working makes me happy, makes me calm.

When you have fun doing something, it stops being work, really.

The only thing that can bring joy is work.

Joy in one's work is the consummate tool.

There is joy in work. There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something.

It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.

I've found joy, peace and perspective. Those are very good things to have.

It's always such a joy that you wake up in the morning and there's work to do.

The years after 50 can be a time of great productivity, meaningful work, pleasure, creativity, and innovation. It's a huge opportunity.

The thing we're all looking for is happiness, and if we achieve just a modicum of that or even a little piece of serenity even for five minutes a day, we're very lucky.

Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.

I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.

Happiness is very simple and minimal.

Are you bored with life? Then throw yourself into some work you believe in with all your heart, live for it, die for it, and you will find happiness that you had thought could never be yours.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

To find joy in work is to discover the fountain of youth.

I'm absolutely doing what I enjoy.

As long as I can apply my craft, I'm happy.

I don't do something I won't enjoy just for the money. I do it for the fun, for the joy of working.

When you have balance in your life, work becomes an entirely different experience. There is a passion that moves you to a whole new level of fulfillment and gratitude, and that's when you can do your best... for yourself and for others.

I have discovered the secret of happiness. It is work.

It's very important to enjoy whatever you do in life.

I think one of the things that is essential for happiness in life, or at least for non-sadness, is producing something. I guess that's why I spend so much time and agony writing books. But working on carpentry is sort of like all the pleasure with none of the agony.

You can still be very good at what you do and have fun.

My work gives me a sense of purpose that I never really had before - it gives me a lot of joy, and it would be wonderful to invite other people to get involved.