Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.

Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.

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.

There is no real wealth but the labor of man.

There is no real wealth but the labor of man.

The workers asked only for bread and a shortening of the long hours of toil. The agitators gave them visions. read more

The workers asked only for bread and a shortening of the long hours of toil. The agitators gave them visions. The police gave them clubs.

He who labours, prays.
[Lat., Qui laborat, orat.]

He who labours, prays.
[Lat., Qui laborat, orat.]

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.

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.

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.

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed read more

Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.