Labour Quotes

622 Labour quotes by 397 unique authors

Such is the constitution of man that labour may be styled its own reward; nor will any external incitements be requisite, if it be considered… — Samuel Johnson
There was the pedestrian who wedged himself into the crowd, but there was also the flneur who demanded elbow room and was unwilling to forego… — Walter Benjamin
The fact that labour is external to the worker, i.e., it does not belong to his intrinsic nature; that in his work, therefore he does… — Karl Marx
Then hast our the Red Stone perfect with less labour, expense of time and costs, for the which ever thank God. — George Ripley
If we consider the manner in which those who assume the office of directing the conduct of others execute their undertaking, it will not be… — Samuel Johnson
I have always regarded manual labour as creative and looked with respect-and, yes, wonder-at people who work with their hands. It seems to me that… — Pablo Casals
I deeply regret the damage which recent publicity has brought to the Labour Party. However, I reject any suggestion of intentional wrongdoing on my part. — Unknown Author
The Labour Party's election manifesto is the longest suicide note in history. — Unknown Author
Speaking the words he had been taught, directing them no longer upward but to the earth on which he knelt, he prayed: 'For what we… — J M Coetzee
I change many things, discard others, and try again and again until I am satisfied; then, in my head, I being to elaborate the work… — Ludwig van Beethoven
When a man tells you that he got rich through hard work, ask him whose. There's no evidence that more people with more skills would… — Unknown Author
The moon gazed on my midnight labours, while, with unrelaxed and breathless eagerness, I pursued nature to her hiding places. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
A too great disproportion among the citizens weakens any state. Every person, if possible, ought to enjoy the fruits of his labour, in a full… — David Hume
They [the Labour Party] are not fit to manage a whelk stall. — Winston Churchill
The trouble with the Labour Party is that they don't really believe in Socialism, but they cannot wholeheartedly approve of private enterprise either. — Jo Grimond
We have much studied and much perfected, of late, the great civilized invention of the division of labour; only we give it a false name.… — John Ruskin
Production does not consist in things laboriously made, but in things serviceably consumable; and the question for the nation is not how much labour it… — John Ruskin
The Labour Party is going about the country stirring up apathy. — William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount Whitelaw
The Labour Party is a moral crusade or it is nothing. — Harold Wilson
Cooking and eating at home is made even better by the fact that you don't have to worry about driving after a couple of bottles… — Patrick Duffy

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