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  • As the farmer casts into the ground the finest ears of his grain, the time will come when we too shall hold nothing back, but shall eagerly convert more than we now possess into means and powers, when we shall be willing to sow the sun and the moon for seeds.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Work Quotes , Mean Quotes
  • We might remind ourselves that criticism is as inevitable as breathing, and that we should be none the worse for articulating what passes in our minds when we read a book and feel an emotion about it, for criticizing our own minds in their work of criticism.
  • 4 years ago



    Tags : T. S. Eliot Quotes , Work Quotes , Book Quotes
  • Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss. As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes , Jobs Quotes , Work Quotes
  • I've tried to be totally present, so that when I'm finished with a piece of work, I'm finished. ... The work, once completed, does not need me. The work I'm working on needs my total concentration. The one that's finished doesn't belong to me anymore. It belongs to itself.
  • 4 years ago



    Tags : Maya Angelou Quotes , Work Quotes , Doe Quotes