Quotes September 07, 2020

If all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.
Doug Larson
 
 
 
 
No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
 
 
 
A hundred times every day, I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other men, living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.
Albert Einstein
 
 
 
 
The price of greatness is responsibility.
Winston Churchill
 
 
 
 
“Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.”
“The end of labor is to gain leisure.”
Aristotle
 
 
 
 
“Without labor nothing prospers.”
Sophocles
 
 
 
 
“Nothing ever comes to one that is worth having except as a result of hard work.”
“Dignify and glorify common labor. It is at the bottom of life that we must begin, not at the top.”
Booker T. Washington
 
 
 
 
“Dare to be honest and fear no labour.”
Robert Burns
 
 
 
 
“Find something you love to do, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.”
Harvey Mackay
 
 
 
 
“The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.”
Mother Teresa
 
 
 
 
“No human masterpiece has been created without great labour.”
Andre Gide
 
 
 
 
“Take rest. A field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.”
Ovid
 
 
 
 
Each year, Labor Day gives us an opportunity to recognize the invaluable contributions that working men and women make to our nation, our economy and our collective prosperity. It gives us a chance to show gratitude for workers’ grit, dedication, ingenuity and strength, which define our nation’s character.
Tom Perez
 
 
 
 
As we celebrate Labor Day, we honor the men and women who fought tirelessly for workers’ rights, which are so critical to our strong and successful labor force.
Elizabeth Esty
 
 
 
 
For working people and union members, Labor Day stands for something special and profound. It’s a day to honor the deep commitment each of us has to serve the children we teach, the families we heal, and the communities we love.
Randi Weingarten
 
 
 
 
“Work isn’t to make money; you work to justify life.”
Marc Chagall
 
 
 
 
“A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity.”
Thomas Jefferson
 
 
 
 
“Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.”
Joseph Joubert
 
 
 
 
“The concept of dignity of labour took people off the street.”
Sunday Adelaja
 
 
 
 
“He who works with his hands is a laborer. He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
Francis of Assisi
 
 
 
 
“This is just the beginning of a new era for America’s workers.”
James P. Hoffa
 
 
 
 
“No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear.”
Greg Kincaid
 
 
 
 
“Without work men are utterly undone.”
Nevil Shute
 
 
 
 
“It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.”
Helen Keller
 
 
 
 
Some people pay more attention to how much God doesn’t do for them than what He does for them.
Unknown