“Soldiers in arms! Defenders of our soil! Who from destruction save us; who from spoil Protect the sons of peace, who traffic or who toil; Would I could duly praise you, that each deed Your foe's might honor, and your friends might read.” MightSonArmsHonorProtectDestructionPraiseSoldierDeedsSoilTrafficToilFoeSpoilDefenders Author:George Crabbe
“There is no doubt of the essential nobility of that man who pours into life the honest vigor of his toil, over those who compose the feathery foam of fashion that sweeps along Broadway; who consider the insignia of honor to consist in wealth and indolence; and who, ignoring the family history, paint coats of arms to cover up the leather aprons of their grandfathers.” MenWealthDoubtHonestFashionArmsHonorEssentialsLaborPaintNo DoubtGrandfatherCoatsToilBroadwayNobilityLeatherVigorFamily HistoryIndolenceCover UpsFoamApronsCoat Of Arms Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin
“Princes have but their titles for their glories, An outward honor for an inward toil; And, for unfelt imaginations, They often feel a world of restless cares.” WorldFeelsCareImaginationHonorGloryTitlesInwardToilRestlessRoyalty Book:1847. Richard III. Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus Source: 1847. Richard III. Henry VIII. Troilus and Cressida. Timon of Athens. Coriolanus
“Let it be enough for you to have bread and live virtuously and poorly like Christ, as I do here. I live meanly and don't bother about life or honor ... and I live with the greatest toil and a thousand worries. It is now about 15 years since I had a happy hour.” YearsEnoughChristHoursWorryHonorThousandBreadBotherToilHappy Hour Author:Michelangelo
“Honor lies in honest toil.” SuccessLyingWorkHonestHonestyHard WorkWise WordsHonorDignityArmyAgingPresidentialToilHard Work Pays OffDignity Of Work Book:Addresses, State Papers and Letters Source: Addresses, State Papers and Letters