Idleness begets ennui, ennui the hypochondriac, and that a diseased body. No laborious person was ever yet hysterical. – Thomas Jefferson, 1787 Category: Labor
Helped are those who create anything at all, for they shall relive the thrill of their own conception and realize a partnership in the creation of the Universe that keeps them responsible and cheerful. – Alice Walker Category: Labor
Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice. – Old New England Saying [Or, “Split your own wood…” Sometimes attributed to Abr Category: Labor
There is no comparison between that which is lost by not succeeding and that which is lost by not trying. – Francis Bacon Category: Effort
