September 1, 2025
Work hard.
“Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen.”
—Conan O’Brien (born 1963)
TV host, comedian
“Without labor, nothing prospers.”
—Sophocles (496-405 BC)
Greek tragedian
“Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
—Oprah Winfrey (born 1954)
American television host, publisher
Work is love made visible
And what is it to work with love?
It is to weave the cloth with threads drawn from your heart, even as if your beloved were to wear that cloth.
It is to build a house with affection, even as if your beloved were to dwell in that house.
It is to sow seeds with tenderness and reap the harvest with joy, even as if your beloved were to eat the fruit.
It is to charge all things you fashion with a breath of your own spirit,
And to know that all the blessed dead are standing about you and watching.
- On Work, from The Prophet, by Kahlil Gibran
