Labor Day inspiration

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Wishing you all a very Happy Labor Day as summer comes to a close and you are enjoying the last of your barbecues and long summer nights. Below is a list of quotes that highlight the importance of hard work, and using your talents and gifts, to benefit yourself and others that I thought you would enjoy reading.

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“All happiness depends on courage and work.” — Honore de Balzac

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“Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having except as a result of hard work.” — Booker T. Washington

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“Nothing will work unless you do.” — Maya Angelou

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“The miracle is not that we do this work but that we are happy to do it.” — Mother Teresa

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“All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

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“It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.” — Theodore Roosevelt

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“I have a firm belief in the ability and power of women to achieve the things they want to achieve.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

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“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” — Aristotle

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“Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.” — Thomas Edison

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison

“Follow your passion, be prepared to work hard and sacrifice, and, above all, don’t let anyone limit your dreams.” — Donovan Bailey

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“The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.” — Emile Zola

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“Don’t worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.” — Abraham Lincoln

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“The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” — Vince Lombardi

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“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” — Mahatma Gandhi

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“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration. The rest of us just get up and go to work.” — Stephen King

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“I didn’t get there by wishing for it or hoping for it, but by working for it.” — Estee Lauder

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“Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.” — Ralph Ransom

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“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is the lightning that does the work.” — Mark Twain

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“The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.” — Oprah Winfrey

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“Take rest. A field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.” — Ovid