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 To labour is the lot of man below;
 And when Jove gave us life, he gave us woe.  
 To labour is the lot of man below;
 And when Jove gave us life, he gave us woe. 
Without labor nothing prospers.
Without labor nothing prospers.
There is no real wealth but the labor of man.
There is no real wealth but the labor of man.
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.
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.
 I have spent my life laboriously doing nothing.
 [Lat., Vitam perdidi laboricose agendo.]  
 I have spent my life laboriously doing nothing.
 [Lat., Vitam perdidi laboricose agendo.] 
 For as labor cannot produce without the use of land, the denial 
of the equal right to the use read more 
 For as labor cannot produce without the use of land, the denial 
of the equal right to the use of land is necessarily the denial 
of the labor to its own produce. 
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!
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.