I do not believe in excuses. I believe in hard work as the prime solvent of life's problems.

The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.

I suppose I have a really loose interpretation of 'work,' because I think that just being alive is so much work at something you don't always want to do. The machinery is always going. Even when you sleep.

Fires can't be made with dead embers, nor can enthusiasm be stirred by spiritless men. Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens effort and turns even labor into pleasant tasks.

In action a great heart is the chief qualification. In work, a great head.