Quotes About Productivity

Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made out of.

This gave me occasion to observe, that when Men are employ'd they are best contented. For on the Days they work'd they were good-natur'd and chearful; and with the consciousness of having done a good Days work they spent the Evenings jollily; but on the idle Days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their Pork, the Bread, and in continual ill-humour. (Autobiography, 1771)

dost thou love life? then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of,

If dost thou love life, then Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of, as Poor Richard says.

How much more than necessary do we spend in sleep, forgetting that the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave, as Poor Richard says.

a book indeed sometimes debauched me from my work....

Work while it is called today for you know not how much you may be hindered tomorrow.

If you were a servant would you not be ashamed that a good master should catch you idle? Then if you are your own master be ashamed to catch yourself idle.

Leisure is the time for doing something useful. This leisure the diligent person will obtain the lazy one never.

Then plough deep, while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.

The cat in gloves catches no mice. Make hay while the sun shines.

My companion at the press drank every day a pint before breakfast, a pint at breakfast with his bread and cheese, a pint between breakfast and dinner, a pint at dinner, a pint in the afternoon about six o'clock, and another when he had done his day's work.

Never leave till tomorrow, which you can do today.

Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

When men are employ'd, they are best content'd; for on the days they worked they were good-natur'd and cheerful, and, with the consciousness of having done a good day's work, they spent the evening jollily; but on our idle days they were mutinous and quarrelsome, finding fault with their pork, the bread, etc.

Industry. Lose no time; be always employed in something useful; cut off all unnecessary actions.

Drive thy business, let not that drive thee; and Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise,

He that wastes idly a groat's worth of his time per day one day with another, wastes the privilege of using 100£ each day.

the sleeping fox catches no poultry, and that there will be sleeping enough in the grave,

Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears; while the used key is always bright

Plough deep while sluggards sleep and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.

If dost thou love life, then Do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of,

While lazienes travel so slowly that poverty overtakes him. Drive thy buisness let not drive thee and early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

Idle hands are the devil's playthings.