After a vacation, it can sometimes be a little challenging to return to work. I know I had a great time eating turkey and stuffing, hanging out with my family, and cuddling my parents’ dog. (He’s such a cutie!) But it can feel like a bit of a let-down when it’s all over.
So just in case you’re suffering from post-holiday malaise, here are some famous, work-related quotes that will hopefully make you feel a little better. Welcome back!
Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
— Theodore Roosevelt
The world is moved not only by the mighty shoves of the heroes, but also by the aggregate of the tiny pushes of each honest worker.
— Helen Keller
Employment is nature’s physician, and is essential to human happiness.
— Galen
He who labors diligently need never despair, for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
— Menander
If all the year were playing holidays,
To sport would be as tedious as to work
— William Shakespeare
Honest labor bears a lovely face.
— Thomas Dekker
When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills.
— Gloria Swanson