Who said “To work -- to work! It is such infinite delight to know that we still have the best…”?

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Katherine Mansfield. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLetter to Bertrand Russell (7 December 1916), from The Collected Letters of Katherine Mansfield, vol. I

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“To work -- to work! It is such infinite delight to know that we still have the best things to do.”
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Mansfield, K. (n.d.). To work -- to work! It is such infinite delight to know that we still have the best things to do. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42526-to-work-to-work-it-is-such-infinite/

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Mansfield, Katherine. “To work -- to work! It is such infinite delight to know that we still have the best things to do.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42526-to-work-to-work-it-is-such-infinite/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Mansfield, Katherine. “To work -- to work! It is such infinite delight to know that we still have the best things to do.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/42526-to-work-to-work-it-is-such-infinite/.