Dignity of Labor Quotes

The property which every man has in his own labour, as it is the original foundation of all other property, so it is the most sacred and inviolable. The patrimony of a poor man lies in the strength and dexterity of his hands, and to hinder him from employing this strength and dexterity in what manner he thinks proper, without injury to his neighbour, is a plain violation of this most sacred property.

Aristotle said that some people were only fit to be slaves. I do not contradict him. But I reject slavery because I see no men fit to be masters.

Work is not a curse; it is the prerogative of intelligence, the only means to manhood, and the measure of civilization.

No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

There is a perennial nobleness, and even sacredness, in work. Were he never so benighted, forgetful of his high calling, there is always hope in a man that actually and earnestly works: in idleness alone there is perpetual despair.

I am against slavery simply because I dislike slaves.

Labor is no disgrace.

So long as the law considers all these human beings, with beating hearts and living affections, only as so many things belonging to the master - so long as the failure, or misfortune, or imprudence, or death of the kindest owner, may cause them any day to exchange a life of kind protection and indulgence for one of hopeless misery and toil - so long it is impossible to make anything beautiful or desirable in the best-regulated administration of slavery.

In work there is no shame; shame is in the idleness.

Work—honest work—is not degrading. The man who by honest toil earns an honest living is a peer of the realm.

Speak with contempt of none, from slave to king, The meanest Bee hath, and will use, a sting.

What I do quite honestly and seriously and not in any way being humble is not as important as what the garbage collector does. People make actors important.

No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.

All work is noble; the only ignoble thing is to live without working. There is need to realize the value of work in all its forms whether manual or intellectual, to be called 'mate,' to have sympathetic understanding of all forms of activity.

All work, even cotton-spinning, is noble; work is alone noble.

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately you occasionally find men disgrace labor.

Work is fundamental to the dignity of a person. . . . It gives one the ability to maintain oneself, one's family, to contribute to the growth of one's own nation.

The aim of the Church is to help the people to help themselves. Work is to be re-enthroned as the ruling principle of the lives of our Church membership

The workman still is greater than his work.

Every human being should be taught that his first duty is to take care of himself, and that to be self-respecting he must be self-supporting. To live on the labor of others, either by force which enslaves, or by cunning which robs, or by borrowing or begging, is wholly dishonorable. Every man should be taught some useful art.

Work, which makes a man free, and thought, which makes him worthy of freedom.

AAP will ensure that farmers get back their respect in the state when it comes to power.

I don't like the subtle infiltration of 'something for nothing' philosophies into the very hearthstone of the American family. I believe that 'Thou shalt earn the bread by the sweat of thy face' was a benediction and not a penalty. Work is the zest of life; there is joy in its pursuit.

Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first.