Each natural agent works but to this end,--
To render that it works on like itself.

Each natural agent works but to this end,--
To render that it works on like itself.

Tools were made and born with hands,
Every farmer understands.

Tools were made and born with hands,
Every farmer understands.

Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.

Man hath his daily work of body or mind
Appointed.

And only the Master shall praise us, and only the Master shall
blame;
And no one shall work read more

And only the Master shall praise us, and only the Master shall
blame;
And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame;
But each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate
star,
Shall draw the Thing as he sees It, for the God of Things as They
Are!

Handle your tools without mittens.

Handle your tools without mittens.

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.

Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.

'Tis toil's reward, that sweetens industry,
As love inspires with strength the enraptur'd thrush.

'Tis toil's reward, that sweetens industry,
As love inspires with strength the enraptur'd thrush.

I try to be known more for my work than for anything else.

I try to be known more for my work than for anything else.