Quotes about work

Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.

GenuineFyodor DostoevskyA Writer's DiaryJanuary 1876, chapter 3, section 2 ("Spiritualism. Something about devils. The extraordinary cunning of devils, if only they are devils")

Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.

GenuineFyodor DostoevskyThe Brothers KaramazovPart 1, Book 2, chapter 4 ("A Lady of Little Faith")Father Zosima

If one wanted to crush and destroy a man entirely, to inflict on him the most terrible punishment, one need only give him work of an absolutely, completely useless and meaningless character.

GenuineFyodor DostoevskyThe House of the DeadPart 1, chapter 2 ("First Impressions")