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Labour in vain; or coals to Newcastle. - Unattributed Author, in a sermon to the people of Queenhith, advertised in the "Daily Courant", Oct. 6, 1709 Labor humanizes, exalts. - Amos Bronson Alcott He who labours, prays. [Lat., Qui laborat, orat.] - attributed to Saint Aurelius Augustine (Augustine of Hippo) He who prays and labours lifts his heart to God with his hands. [Lat., Qui orat laborat, cor levat ad Deum cum manibus.] - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Ad sororem We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers; Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father; Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God. - Bible, I Thessalonians (ch. I, v. 2-4) For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward. - Bible, I Timothy (ch. V, v. 18) Work is God's ordinance ad truly as prayer. - George Dana Boardman Hard workers are usually honest. Industry lifts them above temptation. - Christian Nestell Bovee Next to faith in God, is faith in labor. - Christian Nestell Bovee What men want is not talent, it is purpose; not the power to achieve, but the will to labor. - Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Such hath it been--shall be--beneath the sun The many still must labour for the one. - Lord Byron (George Gordon Noel Byron), The Corsair (canto I, st. 8) Not all the labor of the earth Is done by hardened hands. - Will Carleton, A Working Woman In labor news, longshoremen walked off the piers today; rescue operations are continuing. - George Carlin All true work is sacred. - Thomas Carlyle Labor is life: from the inmost heart of the worker rises his God-given force, the sacred celestial life-essence breathed into him by Almighty God! - Thomas Carlyle Labor, wide as the earth, has its summit in heaven. - Thomas Carlyle There is a perennial nobleness and even sacredness in work. Were he ever so benighted, forgetful of his high calling, there is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works. - Thomas Carlyle And yet without labour there were no ease, no rest, so much as conceivable. - Thomas Carlyle, Essays--Characteristics They can expect nothing but their labor for their pains. - Cervantes (Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra), Don Quixote--Author's Preface Labor is discovered to be the grand conqueror, enriching and building up nations more surely than the proudest battles. - William Ellery Channing, War What is there that is illustrious that is not also attended by labor? - Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (often called "Tully" for short) 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. - Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (often called "Tully" for short), De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum (II, 32) American labor, which is the capital of our workingmen. - Steven Grover Cleveland, Annual Message A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil. - Steven Grover Cleveland, Letter accepting the nomination for President When admirals extoll'd for standing still, Of doing nothing with a deal of skill. - William Cowper, Table Talk (l. 192) Displaying page 1 of 4 for this topic: Next >> [1] 2 3 4
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