Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labour by taking up another. |
If a man loves the labour of his trade apart from any question of success or fame, the Gods have called him. |
I believe in the dignity of labour, 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. |
Even in the meanest sorts of labour, the whole soul of a man is composed into a kind of real harmony the instant he sets himself to work. |
Without labour nothing prospers. |
All labour that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. |
It is labour indeed that puts the difference on everything. |
The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch out in the sun, and scratch himself. |
Labour is the only prayer that Nature answers. |
Angels, roll the rock away; Death, yield up thy mighty prey: See, He rises from the tomb, Glowing with immortal bloom. |