Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.

Quote by Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Labor Quotes

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we...

All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother. I...

All that I am or hope to be I owe to my angel mother. I...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,...

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

Moral principle is a looser bond than pecuniary interest

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back.

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with...

If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any...

If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

A woman is the only thing I am afraid of that I know will not...

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

Lonely men seek companionship. Lonely women sit at home and wait. They never meet.

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

I dont know who my grandfather was; I am much more concerned to know what...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

Better to be a dog in times of peace than a human being in times...

Better to be a dog in times of peace than a human being in times...

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he...

The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he...

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men.

I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind...

I have always thought it would be a blessing if each person could be blind...