Samuel Smiles Quotes About Labor
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Necessity is always the first stimulus to industry, and those who conduct it with prudence, perseverance and energy will rarely fail. Viewed in this light, the necessity of labor is not a chastisement, but a blessing,--the very root and spring of all that we call progress in individuals and civilization in nations.
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Luck lies in bed, and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy; labor turns out at six, and with busy pen or ringing hammer lays the foundation of a competence.
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Luck whines; labor whistles.
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Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession -a property entirely our own.
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Labor is still, and ever will be, the inevitable price set upon everything which is valuable.
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