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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
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.
Labour itself is but a sorrowful song,
The protest of the weak against the strong.
Labour itself is but a sorrowful song,
The protest of the weak against the strong.
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater read more
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience.
It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says,
for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection read more
It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says,
for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection of past
labors is pleasant."
[Lat., Vulgo enim dicitur, Jucundi acti labores: nec male
Euripides: concludam, si potero, Latine: Graecum enim hunc
versum nostis omnes: Suavis laborum est proeteritorum memoria.
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased read more
Excellence in any department can be attained only by the labor of a lifetime; it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
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.
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.
He who labours, prays.
[Lat., Qui laborat, orat.]
He who labours, prays.
[Lat., Qui laborat, orat.]
