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Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.
Every man is dishonest who lives upon the labor of others, no matter if he occupies a throne.
Such hath it been--shall be--beneath the sun
The many still must labour for the one.
Such hath it been--shall be--beneath the sun
The many still must labour for the one.
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.
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.]
Our fruitless labours mourn,
And only rich in barren fame return.
Our fruitless labours mourn,
And only rich in barren fame return.
Skilled labor teaches something not to be found in books or colleges.
Skilled labor teaches something not to be found in books or colleges.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
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.
