Half‑finished work generally proves to be labor lost.

Nobody can think straight who does not work. Idleness warps the mind.

Like my friend Warren Buffett, I feel particularly lucky to do something every day that I love to do. He calls it 'tap-dancing to work.

I am not willing that the vitality of our people be further sapped by the giving of cash, of market baskets, of a few hours of weekly work cutting grass, raking leaves or picking up papers in the public parks. We must preserve not only the bodies of the unemployed from destitution but also their self-respect, their self-reliance and courage and determination.

Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.

Knowledge is a tangible asset, quite often the most important tool in your work.