Work, work, work: we all have to do it at some point. Oh well. Here are ten fantastic quotes about work, that dreaded but rewarding beast, courtesy of some of the greatest writers who have ever lived. We hope you enjoy these quotes.
‘Hard work is simply the refuge of people who have nothing whatever to do.’ – Oscar Wilde
‘I always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early.’ – Charles Lamb
‘Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’ – Samuel Beckett
‘Work is more fun than fun.’ – Noel Coward
‘The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up and does not stop until you get into the office.’ – Robert Frost
‘I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours.’ – Jerome K. Jerome
‘Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn’t the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.’ – Robert Benchley
‘I don’t do anything. Not one single thing. I used to bite my nails, but I don’t even do that any more.’ – Dorothy Parker
‘I work until beer o’clock.’ – Stephen King
‘When I was a young man I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures. So I did ten times more work.’ – George Bernard Shaw
Image: Stephen King, 2007 by ‘Pinguino‘, free licence.
