Work hard, but not just to please your masters when
they are watching. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.
Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for
people.
~ Ephesians 6:6-7
There is no substitute for hard work.
~ Thomas Edison
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
Work is no disgrace; the disgrace is idleness.
~ Greek proverb
A mind always employed is always
happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity.
~ Thomas Jefferson
And last but certainly not least,
my favorite quote regarding labor (the PBA can attest to this as well):
If a man will not work, he shall not eat.
~ 2 Thessalonians 3:10
Lest you be confused in any way, yes the PBA most-assuredly had school today; we are non-union.
We did not have school! But we LABORED and cleaned out ALL the toys from storage! Every last toy! So work no... but work YES and i like the don't work don't eat!!!
ReplyDeleteOh we also cleaned, moved some furniture, and double-checked that our tent still had all the pieces in preparation for camping this week-end. There is NOTHING wrong with laboring on Labor Day! :)
DeleteBah! I have a hard time reminding myself of and living by Eph. 6:6-7 on a daily basis (sheesh! and I am a church secretary for cryin' out loud!)
ReplyDeleteThank for the reminders!
Yes, Eph 6:6-7 is NOT EASY...these quotes were for me as much as anyone else! :)
DeleteLove the quotes and REALLY love the photo. My daughter did her National History Day project on the photography of Lewis Hine and how he helped end child labor with his pictures.
ReplyDeleteIt is STUNNING what children used to be subjected to...now, sometimes I think we've gone too far the other way and don't always expect them to do enough.
DeleteIt is STUNNING what children used to be subjected to...now, sometimes I think we've gone too far the other way and don't always expect them to do enough.
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