--- title: "7 Fruit of labor Quotes By Abraham Lincoln" description: "7 Fruit of labor quotes by Abraham Lincoln. Plus more from Abraham Lincoln and more Fruit of labor sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/abraham-lincoln-88_age_and-inasmuch-as-most-good-things-are-pro_200902.jpg" --- > [ And, inasmuch \[as\] most good things are produced by labour, it follows that all such things of right belong to those whose… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/and-inasmuch-as-most-good-things-are-produced-by-labour-it-follows/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/abraham-lincoln-88_age_and-inasmuch-as-most-good-things-are-pro_200902.jpg) > [Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/property-is-the-fruit-of-labor-property-is-desirable-it-is-a-positive/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/740/abraham-lincoln-88_carpe_property-is-the-fruit-of-labor-property_624795.png) > [Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/labor-is-the-superior-of-capital-and-deserves-much-the-higher/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5d/abraham-lincoln-88_capitalism_labor-is-the-superior-of-capital-and-des_667070.png) > [Prosperity is the fruit of labor. It begins with saving money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/prosperity-is-the-fruit-of-labor-it-begins-with-saving-money/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a63/abraham-lincoln-88_fruit_prosperity-is-the-fruit-of-labor-it-begi_1434942.png) > [Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/capital-is-only-the-fruit-of-labor-and-could-never-have-existed-if/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a14/abraham-lincoln-88_capitalism_capital-is-only-the-fruit-of-labor-and-c_1761855.png) > [Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed had not labor first existed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/capital-is-only-the-fruit-of-labor-and-could-never-have-existed-had/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d65/abraham-lincoln-88_capital_capital-is-only-the-fruit-of-labor-and-c_2684296.png) > [Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/labor-is-prior-to-and-independent-of-capital-capital-is-only-the/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/982/abraham-lincoln-88_capitalism_labor-is-prior-to-and-independent-of-cap_2691532.jpg) ## More by Abraham Lincoln > [Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/elections-belong-to-the-people-it-s-their-decision-if-they-decide-to/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [ Next came the Patent laws. These began in England in 1624; and, in this country, with the adoption of our constitution. Before then \[these?\],… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/next-came-the-patent-laws-these-began-in-england-in-1624-and-in-this/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [All that I am or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel Mother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/all-that-i-am-or-ever-hope-to-be-i-owe-to-my-angel-mother/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [While the people retain their virtue and vigilance, no administration, by any extreme of wickedness or folly, can very seriously injure the government in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/while-the-people-retain-their-virtue-and-vigilance-no-administration/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [I could not have slept tonight if I had left that helpless little creature to perish on the ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-could-not-have-slept-tonight-if-i-had-left-that-helpless-little/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/let-us-at-all-times-remember-that-all-american-citizens-are-brothers/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [If you wish to be a lawyer, attach no consequence to the place you are in, or the person you are with; but get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/if-you-wish-to-be-a-lawyer-attach-no-consequence-to-the-place-you-are/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [As we keep or break the Sabbath Day we nobly save or meanly lose the last best hope by which man rises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/as-we-keep-or-break-the-sabbath-day-we-nobly-save-or-meanly-lose-the/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [Tell the truth and you won't have so much to remember](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/tell-the-truth-and-you-won-t-have-so-much-to-remember/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [With high hope for the future, no prediction is ventured.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/with-high-hope-for-the-future-no-prediction-is-ventured/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [We know, Southern men declare that their slaves are better off than hired laborers amongst us. How little they know, whereof they speak! There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/we-know-southern-men-declare-that-their-slaves-are-better-off-than/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [I am glad to see that a system of labor prevails under which laborers can strike when they want to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-am-glad-to-see-that-a-system-of-labor-prevails-under-which-laborers/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/i-don-t-like-that-man-i-must-get-to-know-him-better/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all; and to the young, it comes with bitterest agony because it takes them unawares.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/in-this-sad-world-of-ours-sorrow-comes-to-all-and-to-the-young-it/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) > [The man does not live who is more devoted to peace than I am. None who would do more to preserve it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-lincoln/the-man-does-not-live-who-is-more-devoted-to-peace-than-i-am-none-who/) [Abraham Lincoln](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-lincoln/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fruit-of-labor/abraham-lincoln/#itemlist", "name": "7 Fruit of labor Quotes By Abraham Lincoln", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "And, inasmuch [as] most good things are produced by labour, it follows that all such things of right belong to those whose labour has produced them. But it has so happened in all ages of the world, that some have laboured, and others have, without labour, enjoyed a large proportion of the fruits. This is wrong, and should not continue. 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