In Great Britain the price of food is at a higher level than in any other country, and consequently, the British artisan labours at a disadvantage in proportion to the higher rate of his food.
The general fact of surplus value, namely that the workmen does not get the full value of his labours, and that he is taken advantage of by the capitalist, is obvious.
He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.
My public life is before you; and I know you will believe me when I say, that when I sit down in solitude to the labours of my profession, the only questions I ask myself are, What is right? What is just? What is for the public good?
If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.
Children sweeten labours, but they make misfortunes more bitter.
Joy is of the will which labours, which overcomes obstacles, which knows triumph.
An atmosphere of beliefs and conceptions has been formed by the labours and struggles of our forefathers, which enables us to breathe amid the various and complex circumstances of our life.
He who labours, prays.