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Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.
Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.
Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go read more
Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think it's going to be easy. It's hard!
Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labor
Thou, O God, dost sell us all good things at the price of labor
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.
When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.
When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.
Labor is the fruit of civilization, not the basis of it.
Labor is the fruit of civilization, not the basis of it.
Not all the labor of the earth
Is done by hardened hands.
Not all the labor of the earth
Is done by hardened hands.