Even in the meanest sorts of labor, the whole
soul of a man is composed into a kind of real
harmony the instant he sets himself to work.
?Thomas Carlyle
He who labors diligently need never despair; for all
things are accomplished by diligence and labor.
?Menander
Genius begins great works;
labor alone finishes them.
?Joseph Joubert
The fruit derived from labor is
the sweetest of all pleasures.
?Luc De Clapiers
Labor is man's greatest function. He is
nothing, he can do nothing, he can
achieve nothing, he can fulfill
nothing, without working.
?Orville Dewey
By labor fire is got out of stone.
?Dutch Proverb
Excellence in any department can be
attained only by the labor of a lifetime;
it is not to be purchased at a lesser price.
?Samuel Johnson
Labor is the fruit of civilization, not the basis of it.
?Alexander Crummell
I believe in the dignity of labor, whether
with head or hand; that the world owes
no man a living but that it owes every man
an opportunity to make a living.
?John D. Rockefeller
The laboring man has not leisure
for a true integrity day by day.
?Henry David Thoreau
