A cat in gloves catches no mice.
14th Century French Proverb
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All play and no work makes Jack a mere toy
unknown, courtesy of Leah Cummings
Another day, another dollar.
unknown
Be the first in the field and the last to the couch.
Chinese (on work)
Boys, be ambitious.
William Smith Clark (1826-1886)
Chop your own wood; it will warm you twice.
Mack King
Diligence is the mother of good luck.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Fishing without a net is merely bathing.
Hausa (West African) (on authenticity)
Genius is ninety percent perspiration and ten percent inspiration.
Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
Give assistance not advice in a crisis.
Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
He that hath a trade, hath an estate.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
He that pays the piper, calls the tune.
unknown
He that waits on fortune is never sure of a dinner.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
He that would eat the fruit, must climb the tree.
Scottish Proverb
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride.
unknown
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
unknown
If you want your eggs hatched, sit on them yourself.
Haitian (on self-reliance)
Implementation beats oration.
Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
Industry, perseverance & frugality make fortune yield.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
It is better to wear out one’s shoes than one’s sheets.
Genovese (Italian)(on work)
It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
Make hay while the sun shines.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
Man cannot live by bread alone.
Bible
Mediocrity is climbing molehills without sweating.
Icelandic (on work)
Neglect mending a small fault and ’twill soon be a great one.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Never mind whether the horse is blind or not, just load up the wagon.
Stephen Boyd
Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today.
English Proverb
No gains without pains.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
No pain, no gain.
American (on adversity)
No rest for the weary.
unknown (variation “no rest for the wicked”)
Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
Nothing is difficult if you’re used to it.
Kashmiri(on habit)
Procrastination is the thief of time.
unknown
Procrastination only adds stress to your life.
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Promise little and do much.
Hebrew (on the conduct of life)
Rome wasn’t built in a day.
John Heywood (c.1497-1580)
Send a thief to catch a thief.
unknown
The laborer is worth his wage.
Bible (Luke 10:7)
The sky’s the limit.
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)
The work will teach you.
Estonian (on work)
Well done is better than well said.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
Philip Dormer Stanhope (1694-1773)
Words are mere bubbles of water; deeds are drops of gold.
Tibetan (on words and deeds)
You can’t play all the time.
Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
You don’t get anywhere unless you try.
unknown
You have to earn respect.
unknown
You make the road by walking on it.
Nicaraguan (on work)
