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Labor, Not Luck

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · May 26, 1909

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 36, No. 21.

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Labor, Not Luck

By Cobden

It is not luck, but labor, that makes men. Luck is ever waiting for something to turn up; labor, with keen eye and strong will, always turns up something. Luck lies abed and wishes the postman would bring him the news of a legacy. Labor turns out at six, and with busy pen or ringing hammer, lays the foundation of a competence. Luck whines. Labor whistles. Luck relies on chance; Labor on character. Luck steps downward to self-indulgence; Labor strides upward and aspires to independence.— Cobden.