Labor Quotes

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He who would really benefit mankind must reach them through their work. — Henry Ford
Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play. — Moliere
The hand of little employment hath the daintier sense. — William Shakespeare
God's noblest work. Man who found it out? Man. — Mark Twain
You may share the labors of the great, but you will not share the spoil. — Aesop
Labor Day symbolizes our determination to achieve an economic freedom for the average man which will give his political freedom realty. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Too much work and too much energy kill a man just as effectively as too much assorted vice or too much drink. — Rudyard Kipling
I felt very maternal around eight months. And I thought I couldn't become any more until I saw the baby... But it happened during my… — Beyonce Knowles
Government machinery has been described as a marvelous labor saving device which enables ten men to do the work of one. — John Maynard Keynes
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim tribute to… — George Washington
Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think… — Aaliyah
... [I]nfectious disease is merely a disagreeable instance of a widely prevalent tendency of all living creatures to save themselves the bother of building, by… — Hans Zinsser
His [Thomas Edison] method was inefficient in the extreme, for an immense ground had to be covered to get anything at all unless blind chance… — Nikola Tesla
Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to be always a child. If no use is made of the labors of… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
If he [Thomas Edison] had a needle to find in a haystack, he would not stop to reason where it was most likely to be,… — Nikola Tesla
We would labor earnestly to raise a believer in salvation by free will into a believer in salvation by grace, for we long to see… — Charles Spurgeon
Free labor has the inspiration of hope; pure slavery has no hope. — Abraham Lincoln
The prudent, penniless beginner in the world, labors for wages awhile, saves a surplus with which to buy tools or land, for himself; then labors… — Abraham Lincoln
No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive. — Abraham Lincoln
Labor is the true standard of value. — Abraham Lincoln

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