Without labor nothing prospers. ~Sophocles
Labor was the first price, the original purchase-money that was paid for all things. It was not by gold or by silver, but by labor, that all wealth of the world was
originally purchased. ~Adam Smith
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop. ~Ovid
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up
another. ~Anatole France, The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe,
for felicity. ~Thomas Jefferson
God give me work, till my life shall end
And life, till my work is done. ~Epitaph of Winifred Holtby
Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential
to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day
simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow. ~Douglas
Pagels, These Are the Gifts I’d Like to Give to You
The only liberty an inferior man really cherishes is the liberty to quit work, stretch
out in the sun, and scratch himself. ~H.L. Mencken
There is precious little hope to be got out of whatever keeps us industrious, but
there is a chance for us whenever we cease work and become stargazers. ~H.M. Tomlinson
The end of labor is to gain leisure. ~Aristotle
