The beauty and blessedness of labor are finely presented by John
Greenleaf Whittier:--
Give fools their gold, and knaves their power;
Let fortune's bubbles rise and fall;
Who sows a field, or trains a flower,
Or plants a tree, is more than all.
For he who blesses most is blest;
And God and man shall own his worth
Who toils to leave, as his bequest
An added beauty to the earth.
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Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.
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The fruit derived from labor is the sweetest of all pleasures.
--_Vauvenargues._
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I have also seen the world, and after long experience have discovered
that ennui is our greatest enemy, and remunerative labor our most
lasting friend.
--_Moser._
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