Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old work quotes, work sayings, and work proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.
List Of Motivational Work Quotes And Sayings
A cat in gloves catches no mice.
-14th Century French Proverb
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy
-unknown, courtesy of Leah Cummings
Another day, another dollar.
-unknown
Be the first in the field and the last to the couch.
-Chinese (on work)
Boys, be ambitious.
-William Smith Clark (1826-1886)
Chop your own wood; it will warm you twice.
-Mack King
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
-Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Fishing without a net is merely bathing.
-Hausa (West African) (on authenticity)
Genius is ninety percent perspiration and ten percent inspiration.
-Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
Give assistance not advice in a crisis.
-Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
Best Inspirational Work Quotes And Proverbs
He that hath a trade, hath an estate.
-Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
He that pays the piper, calls the tune.
-unknown
He that waits on fortune is never sure of a dinner.-
-Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
He that would eat the fruit, must climb the tree.
-Scottish Proverb
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
-unknown
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
-unknown
If you want your eggs hatched, sit on them yourself.
-Haitian (on self-reliance)
Implementation beats oration.
-Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
Industry, perseverance & frugality make fortune yield.
-Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
It is better to wear out one’s shoes than one’s sheets.
-Genovese (Italian)(on work)
Famous Humorous Work Quotes And Proverbs
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
-Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
Make hay while the sun shines.
-John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
Man cannot live by bread alone.
-Bible
Mediocrity is climbing molehills without sweating.
-Icelandic (on work)
Neglect mending a small fault and ’twill soon be a great one.
-Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Never mind whether the horse is blind or not, just load up the wagon.
-Stephen Boyd
Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.
-English Proverb
No gains without pains.
-Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
No pain, no gain.
-American (on adversity)
No rest for the weary.
-unknown (variation “no rest for the wicked”)