It is so far from being needless pains, that it may bring
considerable profit, to carry Charcoals to Newcastle.

It is so far from being needless pains, that it may bring
considerable profit, to carry Charcoals to Newcastle.

I learned in the early part of my career that labor must bear the cross for others' sins, must be read more

I learned in the early part of my career that labor must bear the cross for others' sins, must be the vicarious sufferer for the wrongs that others do.

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.

They can expect nothing but their labor for their pains.
- Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra),

They can expect nothing but their labor for their pains.
- Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra),

Without labor nothing prospers.

Without labor nothing prospers.

With fingers weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat in unwomanly rags,
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With fingers weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat in unwomanly rags,
Plying her needle and thread.

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and
the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and
the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

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.