"When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery." ― Maxim Gorky Topic(s): Work More From Maxim Gorky "A good man can be stupid and still be good. But a bad man must have brains." "Only mothers can think of the future – because they give birth to it in their children." "Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is." More In Work "Unfortunately, I think a lot of people are affected more by the idea of fame than the actual work ethic involved. A lot of them just want to be reality TV-type people who don’t do anything."― Katy Perry "The quickest way to become troubled is to be concerned with what people are gonna say about your life and your work."― Ahmad Jamal "Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure."― Samuel Johnson