Occupy some worthy place, <br />Care not if it soil; <br />Honest labor's no disgrace; <br />Man was made to toil. <br /> <br />Therefore, labor ever on— <br />Have an end in view, <br />Though you may be look'd upon <br />By an idle crew. <br /> <br />Labor with the head or hand, <br />With the heart or pen; <br />Labor, and you'll understand <br />How to do, and when! <br /> <br />Labor, and make no complaint <br />That the time is long; <br />Work in earnest,—never faint <br />Till the weak be strong. <br /> <br />Labor! zealous, calm, secure! <br />Aim at something high. <br />Hope and labor till you're sure <br />Your reward is nigh. <br /> <br />Labor while the day is long, <br />Lest the night be near. <br />Battle manfully with wrong, <br />Till the right appear.<br /><br />Benjamin Cutler Clark<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/labor/
