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.
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It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.
Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.
Language is only the instrument of science, and words are but the signs of ideas.
We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you
in our prayers;
Remembering without read more
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.
Who will not suffer labor in this world, let him not be born.
Who will not suffer labor in this world, let him not be born.
With fingers weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat in unwomanly rags,
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With fingers weary and worn,
With eyelids heavy and red,
A woman sat in unwomanly rags,
Plying her needle and thread.
Human history is work history. The heroes of the people are work heroes.
Human history is work history. The heroes of the people are work heroes.
Labour itself is but a sorrowful song,
The protest of the weak against the strong.
Labour itself is but a sorrowful song,
The protest of the weak against the strong.
Labor is discovered to be the grand conqueror, enriching and
building up nations more surely than the proudest battles.
Labor is discovered to be the grand conqueror, enriching and
building up nations more surely than the proudest battles.
American labor, which is the capital of our workingmen.
American labor, which is the capital of our workingmen.
