“Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence they go stark, raving mad.”– Fyodor Dostoevsky Related Quotes “In the course of history, men come to see that iron necessity is neither iron nor necessary.”– Friedrich Nietzsche “Reflect upon your present blessings of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”– Charles Dickens “I hate this fast growing tendency to chain men to machines in big factories and deprive them of all joy in their efforts – the plan will lead to cheap men and cheap products.”– Richard Wagner