Work and thou canst escape the reward; whether the work be fine or course, planting corn or writing epics, so only it be honest work, done to thine own approbation, it shall earn a reward to the senses as well as to the thought.
Interpretation
Honest work brings fulfillment and rewards, regardless of its nature.
Ralph Waldo Emerson’s quote emphasizes that the value of work lies in its honesty and personal satisfaction rather than the nature of the work itself. Whether one is engaged in simple tasks like planting corn or complex endeavors like writing epics, as long as the effort is sincere and meets one's own standards, it will yield rewards that enrich both the senses and the mind.
In practice
In a motivational speech about dedication and hard work, this quote can inspire the audience to value their efforts.
It is plain that there is no separate essence called courage, no cup or cell in the brain, no vessel in the heart containing drops or atoms that make or give this virtue; but it is the right or healthy state of every man, when he is free to do that which is constitutional to him to do.
Few people have any next, they live from hand to mouth without a plan, and are always at the end of their line.
Men cease to interest us when we find their limitations
Tis the good reader that makes the good book; a good head cannot read amiss: in every book he finds passages which seem confidences or asides hidden from all else and unmistakeably meant for his ear.
The world belongs to the energetic.
Hast thou named all the birds without a gun?
Consider all the past as nothing, and say, like David: Now I begin to love my God.
My words itch at your ears till you understand them
Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for.
And never resist a perfect moment.
Don't measure anything unless the data helps you make a better decision or change your actions. _x000D_ _x000D_ If you're not prepared to change your diet or your workouts, don't get on the scale.
It's not possible to have a problem without believing a prior thought. To notice this simple truth is the beginning of peace.
Subscribe for the occasional hand-picked quote. No noise.