Quote by Thomas Carlyle
Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the whole soul of a man is com

Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real harmony the instant he sets himself to work. – Thomas Carlyle

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Wondrous is the strength of cheerfulness, and its power of endurance – the cheerful man will do more in the same time, will do it better, will preserve it longer, than the sad or sullen. – Thomas Carlyle

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The tragedy of life is not so much what men suffer, but rather what they miss. – Thomas Carlyle

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When everything is finished, the mornings are sad. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Labor is mans greatest function. He is nothing, he can do nothing, he can achieve nothing, he can fulfill nothing, without working. – Orville Dewey

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Labor, if it were not necessary for existence, would be indispensable for the happiness of man. – Samuel Johnson

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If a man loves the labor of his trade apart from any question of success or fame, the Gods have called him. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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