Put your heart into your work and do your best.

What it means

Emerson says real relief and lightness come after honest full effort. Half-hearted work leaves you uneasy no matter how it turns out. Give it everything and you can rest.

The source

"Put your heart into your work and do your best." Ralph Waldo Emerson said it in Self-Reliance (Essays: First Series, 1841). Written in English: Essays: First Series, 1841.

"A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best"

Original English (Essays: First Series, 1841), Self-Reliance (Essays: First Series, 1841). Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882). American essayist and lecturer who led the Transcendentalists. His lines here come from Nature, Self-Reliance and his Essays.

Questions

What does "Put your heart into your work and do your best." mean?

Emerson says real relief and lightness come after honest full effort. Half-hearted work leaves you uneasy no matter how it turns out. Give it everything and you can rest.

Who said "Put your heart into your work and do your best."?

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882). Source: Self-Reliance (Essays: First Series, 1841).

What is the original wording?

A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best (Original English (Essays: First Series, 1841)). Written in English: Essays: First Series, 1841.

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