Quotes about Livelihood
The farmer is endeavoring to solve the problem of a livelihood by a formula more complicated than the problem itself. To get his shoestrings he speculates in herds of cattle.
— Henry David Thoreau
On that day a man will raise a young cow and two sheep,
— Isaiah 7:21
The tillage of the soil occupies the vast majority of those who work for their own bread.
— Joseph Barber Lightfoot
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
— Genesis 2:20
Boxing is good for the livelihood but mainly, money don't really mean nothing.
— Muhammad Ali
The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh reply can be, 'Do you have to live?'
— Tertullian
Do not take a pair of millstones or even an upper millstone as security for a debt, because that would be taking one’s livelihood as security.
— Deuteronomy 24:6
We must begin to live fully and truly, every moment of our daily lives.
— Thich Nhat Hanh
I think the person who takes a job in order to live - that is to say, for the money [not for purpose or passion]- has turned himself into a slave.
— Joseph Campbell
You must not suppose, because I am a man of letters, that I never tried to earn an honest living.
— George Bernard Shaw
For some, a lousy day's work will get you yelled at. For farmers, it's live or die.
— Barbara Kingsolver
the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
— Proverbs 27:26