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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.
A man's best friends are his ten fingers.
A man's best friends are his ten fingers.
 For as labor cannot produce without the use of land, the denial 
of the equal right to the use read more 
 For as labor cannot produce without the use of land, the denial 
of the equal right to the use of land is necessarily the denial 
of the labor to its own produce. 
Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go read more
Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think it's going to be easy. It's hard!
 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. 
There is no real wealth but the labor of man.
There is no real wealth but the labor of man.
Slowly those who create the wealth of the world are permitted to share it. The future is in labor's strong, read more
Slowly those who create the wealth of the world are permitted to share it. The future is in labor's strong, rough hands.
 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. 
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.
The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.