Thus, the Parthenon began with a mud-hut; the Last Judgment with a few scratches on the sand.

It is the same with individuals of the race; they begin with abortive efforts, which, by means of perseverance, lead to successful issues.
The history of industry is uniform in the character of its illustrations.

Industry enables the poorest man to achieve honour, if not distinction.

The greatest names in the history of art, literature, and science, are those of labouring men.

A working instrument-maker gave us the steam-engine; a barber, the spinning-machine; a weaver, the mule; a pitman perfected the locomotive;--and working men of all grades have, one after another, added to the triumphs of mechanical skill.
By the working man, we do not mean merely the man who labours with his muscles and sinews.