Labours Quotes

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The best Armour of Old Age is a well spent life preceding it; a Life employed in the Pursuit of useful Knowledge, in honourable Actions… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The poor dog, in life the firmest friend, The first to welcome, foremost to defend, Whose honest heart is still the master's own, Who labours,… — Lord Byron
Take now this Ring,' he said; 'for thy labours and thy cares will be heavy, but in all it will support thee and defend thee… — J.R.R. Tolkien
evil labours with vast power and perpetual success - in vain: preparing always only the soil for unexpected good to sprout in. — J.R.R. Tolkien
And so it was settled. Sam Gamgee married Rose Cotton in the spring of 1420 (which was also famous for its weddings), and they came… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Ne reprenez, dame, si j'ai aime , Si j'ai senti mille torches ardentes, Mille travaux, mille douleurs mordantes, Si, en pleurant, j'ai mon temps consume… — Louise Labe
The progress of freedom depends more upon the maintenance of peace, the spread of commerce, and the diffusion of education, than upon the labours of… — Richard Cobden
Routine shortens and variety lengthens time, and it is therefore in the power of men to do something to regulate its pace. A life with… — William Edward Hartpole Lecky
O that the gods would bring to a miserable end such fictitious, crazy, deformed labours, with which the minds of the studious are blinded! — William Gilbert
He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour. — Samuel Smiles
In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a… — Joseph Hume
Men have been trained and conditioned by women, not unlike the way Pavlov conditioned his dogs, into becoming their slaves. As compensation for their labours… — Esther Vilar

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