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And yet without labour there were no ease, no rest, so much as
conceivable.
And yet without labour there were no ease, no rest, so much as
conceivable.
Without labor nothing prospers.
Without labor nothing prospers.
Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.
Before the reward there must be labor. You plant before you harvest. You sow in tears before you reap joy.
When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.
When admirals extoll'd for standing still,
Of doing nothing with a deal of skill.
It is generally said, "Past labors are pleasant," Euripides says,
for you all know the Greek verse, "The recollection read more
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.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
By labor fire is got out of stone.
By labor fire is got out of stone.
On their side the workers had only the Constitution. The other side had bayonets.
On their side the workers had only the Constitution. The other side had bayonets.
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.
The laboring man has not leisure for a true integrity day by day.
