He who labours diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labour.
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.