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    Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.

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If little labour. little are our gaines:
Man's fortunes are according to his paines.

If little labour. little are our gaines:
Man's fortunes are according to his paines.

by Robert Herrick Found in: Labor Quotes,
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Labour itself is but a sorrowful song,
The protest of the weak against the strong.

Labour itself is but a sorrowful song,
The protest of the weak against the strong.

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By labor fire is got out of stone.

By labor fire is got out of stone.

by Dutch Proverb Found in: Labor Quotes,
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Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.

Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.

by Unattributed Author Found in: Labor Quotes,
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Not all the labor of the earth
Is done by hardened hands.

Not all the labor of the earth
Is done by hardened hands.

by Will Carleton Found in: Labor Quotes,
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Labor is man's greatest function. He is nothing, he can do nothing, he can achieve nothing, he can fulfill nothing, read more

Labor is man's greatest function. He is nothing, he can do nothing, he can achieve nothing, he can fulfill nothing, without working.

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A man's best friends are his ten fingers.

A man's best friends are his ten fingers.

by Robert Collyer Found in: Labor Quotes,
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The workers asked only for bread and a shortening of the long hours of toil. The agitators gave them visions. read more

The workers asked only for bread and a shortening of the long hours of toil. The agitators gave them visions. The police gave them clubs.

by Mother Jones Found in: Labor Quotes,
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.

The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.

by Luc De Clapiers Found in: Labor Quotes,
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