Earned with the sweat of my brows.

Earned with the sweat of my brows.

Haste makes waste.

Haste makes waste.

I try to be known more for my work than for anything else.

I try to be known more for my work than for anything else.

The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is
that which delays them.

The finest eloquence is that which gets things done: the worst is
that which delays them.

A day's work is a day's work, neither more nor less, and the man
who does it needs a read more

A day's work is a day's work, neither more nor less, and the man
who does it needs a day's sustenance, a night's repose, and due
leisure, whether he be a painter or ploughman.

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is
not satisfied with seeing, nor the read more

All things are full of labour; man cannot utter it: the eye is
not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled hearing.

Tho' we earn our bread, Tom,
By the dirty pen,
What we can we will be,
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Tho' we earn our bread, Tom,
By the dirty pen,
What we can we will be,
Honest Englishmen.
Do the work that's nearest
Though it's dull at whiles,
Helping, when we meet them,
Lame dogs over stiles.

Each one to his own trade; then would the cows be well cared for.

Each one to his own trade; then would the cows be well cared for.

Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.

Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.