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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.
Honest labor bears a lovely face.
Honest labor bears a lovely face.
All wealth is the product of labor.
All wealth is the product of labor.
He who prays and labours lifts his heart to God with his hands.
[Lat., Qui orat laborat, cor levat read more
He who prays and labours lifts his heart to God with his hands.
[Lat., Qui orat laborat, cor levat ad Deum cum manibus.]
A man's best friends are his ten fingers.
A man's best friends are his ten fingers.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
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.
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.
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.
