The 70 best work phrases (to motivate yourself)

Work is a very important facet in our lives. Our professional development is closely linked to our self-concept, and having a good climate in the workplace makes us see ourselves valued and motivated.

However, all work is linked to effort and the ability to excel. In a world where resources are limited, training in productive fields is almost the only way to build a better future.

• Related article: "80 powerful phrases of effort and hard work"

Work phrases to motivate yourself

In today's article we are going to discover different visions about the world of work through the best work phrases.

There are many thinkers, philosophers and sociologists who have written about the benefits and defects of the labor system: here is a good compilation of these ideas.

1. See if the work will be bad, that they must pay you to do it. (Facundo Cabral)

An ironic look at the yoke linked to job responsibility.

2. I work fast to live slowly. (Montserrat Caballé)

The Catalan soprano singer thus talks about the ultimate purpose of the effort.

3. Work on something, so the devil will always find you busy. (St Geronimo)

Christian phrase that can be understood metaphorically.

4. The most productive work is the one that comes out of the hands of a happy man. (Victor Pauchet)

Having a motivated team is one of the keys that all entrepreneurs should know.

5. It is not enough to work, you have to exhaust yourself every day at work. (Auguste Rodin)

The daily effort is the one that raises immense projects.

6. If the whole year were a party, having fun would be more boring than working. (William Shakespeare)

On leisure, the more loved the more longed for.

7. Some say that hard work has not killed anyone, but I ask myself, why take the risk? (Ronald Reagan)

Lazy look phrase.

8. I trust work more than luck. (Latin proverb)

Luck doesn't come alone; It must catch you working hard.

9. Works! If you don't need it for food, you need it for medicine. (William Penn)

The benefits of working are not limited to economics.

10. The horizon is black, the storm threatens; let's work. This is the only remedy for the evil of the century. (André Maurois)

Not giving in to pessimism is the best antidote to a decadent life.

11. Through work, women have been able to bridge the distance that separates them from men. Work is the only thing that can guarantee you complete freedom. (Simone de Beauvoir)

A feminist vision of the workplace.

12. Choose a job that you like and you will not have to work a day of your life. (Confucius)

One of the most repeated and famous work phrases.

13. Pray as if everything depended on God. Work as if everything depends on you. (San Agustin)

Great reflection to move on (if you are a believer).

14. You never realize what you have done; You can only see what remains to be done. (Marie Curie)

Phrase of a constant and persevering scientist.

15. We workers are still the poor relative of democracy. (Marcelino Camacho)

This Spanish trade unionist reflected on the identity of the working class.

16. Work and struggle always call for the best. (Seneca)

An honor reserved for the mentally and physically strong.

17. Work consists of what an organism is obliged to do; the game is what an organism is not obliged to do. (Mark Twain)

Obligation and devotion, according to the author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

18. The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working as soon as we get up and does not stop working until we enter the office. (Robert Frost)

Funny phrase that reveals what many bad employees tend to do.

19. Work is the refuge for those who have nothing to do. (Oscar Wilde)

A paradoxical look at the desire to advance work.

20. Work always sweetens life, but not everyone likes sweets. (Victor Hugo)

Not everyone is able to appreciate what a good job brings them.

21. He did a lot that he left nothing for tomorrow. (Baltasar Gracián)

Not procrastinating is key to moving towards progress.

22. Find happiness at work or you won't be happy. (Christopher Columbus)

Since we must spend many hours there, it is better to find the positive part.

23. Only fools are satisfied and confident with the quality of their work. (Mercedes Mila)

About the habit of exceeding yourself at every step and not settling.

24. Work done with taste and love is always an original and unique creation. (Roberto Sapriza)

Creativity is born out of love for the work itself.

25. All people are willing to work creatively. What happens is that most never notice it. (Truman Capote)

It's just a matter of firmly searching for it.

26. He works to prevent crimes so as not to need punishment. (Confucius)

Another phrase from the oriental thinker.

27. Work without haste is the greatest rest for the organism. (Gregorio Marañón)

Being able to dose is always a reason for satisfaction.

28. To work with love is to build a house with affection, as if your loved one were to live in that house. (Khalil Gibran)

The care in the small details makes the difference.

29. I can not stop working. I will have all eternity to rest. (Mother Teresa of Calcutta)

Sacrificed way of life.

30. Something bad must have the job, or the rich would have already hoarded it. (Mario Moreno, "Cantinflas")

The Mexican humorist was thus ironizing with the defects of the work.

31. There is no secret to success. It is the result of preparation, work and learning from failure. (Colin Powell)

The American politician gives us a guide to success.

32. It's hard to beat a person who never gives up. (Babe Ruth)

Simple but effective: always stay on your feet, giving your full potential.

33. There is no substitute for hard work. (Thomas Edison)

Either it takes place, or it doesn't. And the fruits are never the same.

34. You don't want things to be easier, you want to be better. (Jim Rohn)

Do not expect the world to join forces to make things easy for you, this does not work like that.

35. The only thing that beats bad luck is hard work. (Harry Golden)

Bad luck does not exist if you always give your best version.

36. Paul and I never thought we could make so much money out of this. We just loved writing software. (Bill Gates)

If you keep working on what you love, little by little the benefits will accumulate. From the creator of Microsoft and Windows.

37. Everything yields to diligence. (Thomas Jefferson)

Agility is always a great ally when doing business.

38. Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength resides solely in my tenacity. (Louis Pasteur)

Perseverance. There is no other secret to success.

39. I hope that the millions of people I have touched have the optimism and desire to share their goals and hard work and persevere with a positive attitude. (Michael Jordan)

The best basketball player of all time looked at life with this optimistic attitude.

40. He lets the future tell the truth and evaluate each one according to his work and achievements. The present is theirs; The future, for which I have really worked, is mine. (Nicholas Tesla)

The inventor knew of the benefits of continuing to invest in research.

41. Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible. (San Francisco de Asis)

A great lesson to undertake large projects.

42. All happiness depends on courage and work. (Honoré de Balzac)

That's right, don't skimp on the effort.

43. No man should be forced to do the work that a machine can do. (Henry Ford)

A futuristic vision, but one that is already a reality.

44. Contemplating how others work is a very healthy way to love work. (Noel Clarasó)

Ironic sentence: when others suffer, our vision is skewed.

45. Giving a son a thousand ounces of gold is not comparable to teaching him a good trade. (Chinese proverb)

Eastern teaching that we should apply to the education of children.

46. Rest belongs to work like the lids to the eyes. (Rabindranath Tagore)

Excellent metaphor with deep meaning.

47. Work prevents and cures all diseases of the soul; He is the great comforter, the great doctor. (Émile Deschanel)

About its healing effects.

48. Doing two trades is the best means of both going wrong. (Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

The enlightened Frenchman knew that concentrating efforts on a single project is the most sensible and effective thing to do.

49. The essential condition for human happiness is work. (Leo Tolstoy)

Without work it is difficult for a fulfilled person to exist.

50. Who does not work does not rest. (Thomas Carlyle)

Without heads there is no tails.

51. He works like you have to live forever, and eats like you have to die tomorrow. (Arabic Proverb)

A way to live life to the limit.

52. A man is not poor because he has nothing, but when he does not work. (Montesquieu)

A phrase that elevates the daily effort.

53. Without work there is no rest. Those who just want to rest, how hard they work to get it! (Constancio Vigil)

Reflection so as not to rest on your laurels.

54. If you respect the importance of your work, it will probably return the favor. (Joseph Turner)

Who gives the best of himself for a long time… possibly he will be rewarded.

55. There is no bad job, the bad thing is having to work (Don Ramón, from the series El Chavo del Ocho)

Great phrase of the mythical comic character.

56. The gods help men who help themselves, and this is through work. (Virgil)

If you don't help yourself, don't expect anyone's favor.

57. More is estimated what with more work is earned. (Aristotle)

The value of things, based on the effort invested.

58. Things would go better if each one limited himself to exercising the trade that is known to him. (Plato)

Venturing into uncharted terrain is not always a good thing, according to Plato.

59. Become fond of your craft, no matter how small, and rest in it. (Marcus Aurelius)

Perfect reflection.

60. In the furrow of the plow man buries his vices. (Victor Hugo)

Brutal metaphor that teaches us that work conquers all defects and bad habits.

61. In all times and places we see that two men of the same profession never agree. (John Gay)

You can live in the same union with diametrically opposite ideas.

62. Work has, among other advantages, that of shortening days and prolonging life. (Denis Diderot)

Paradox to ponder.

63. Heavy work is usually the backlog of light tasks that were not done on time. (Henry Cooke)

On procrastination and its unwanted effects.

64. When work is a pleasure, life is beautiful. But when it is imposed on us, life is slavery. (Maximum Gorky)

An abysmal difference.

65. The best remedy for all ills is work. (Charles Baudelaire)

The French writer, on the "medicinal" properties of the effort.

66. Working is hard, but not working is harder. (Tonino Licciardello)

There is no worse life than that of someone who aspires to do nothing.

67. Man finds his enjoyment in eating, in the act of reproducing, in dressing, when he can, in short, in the animal part of him, but not in what differentiates him from these: in work. (Karl Marx)

Interesting reflection of the communist theorist.

68. Happy is he who has a profession that matches his hobby. (George Bernard Shaw)

In line with many other working phrases already discussed.

69. Give the worker his salary before the sweat has dried from his brow. (Muhammad)

Positive reinforcement on time is always welcome.

70. Always looking for a chore; When you have it, don't think about anything other than doing it well. (Thales of Miletus)

On the pursuit of excellence.