Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

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.

He that hath a trade hath an estate; he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honor.

He that hath a trade hath an estate; he that hath a calling hath an office of profit and honor.

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.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better read more

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

All wealth is the product of labor.

All wealth is the product of labor.

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

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

And yet without labour there were no ease, no rest, so much as
conceivable.

And yet without labour there were no ease, no rest, so much as
conceivable.