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Who will not suffer labor in this world, let him not be born.
Who will not suffer labor in this world, let him not be born.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
A man's best friends are his ten fingers.
A man's best friends are his ten fingers.
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.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is visible labor and there is invisible labor.
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.
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.
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle.
