6 James Russell Lowell Quotes on Work

James Russell Lowell quotes on work

9. No man is born into the world whose work Is not born with him. There is always work, And tools to work withal, for those who will; And blessed are the horny hands of toil.

32. If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer that there is one book better than a cheap book,-and that is a book honestly come by.

49. In creating, the only hard thing's to begin; A grass-blade's no easier to make than an oak, If you've once found the way you've achieved the grand stroke.

53. Nature fits all her children with something to do, He who would write and can't write, can surely review.

67. Bad work follers ye ez long's ye live.

79. There is no better ballast for keeping the mind steady on its keel, and saving it from all risk of crankiness, than business.