labor omnia vincit

[ lah-bohr ohm-nee-ah wing-kit; English ley-ber om-nee-uh vin-sit ]

Latin.

1. work conquers all: motto of Oklahoma.

Example Sentences

And taking a cue from the Latin-loving Brown, he tossed out the dictum labor omnia vincit, which means "work conquers all."

From Los Angeles Times

While certainly not the equal of Tintoretto’s murals for the Scuola Grande di San Rocco in Venice, Mr. Winter’s mural is a consequential work by an artist who had a number of important commissions: the monumental bas-relief at the Roman Catholic Church of St. Paul the Apostle on Columbus Avenue, the mural “Titans” at United Nations headquarters, a mosaic mural of the Annunciation in the Catholic chapel at the United States Air Force Academy, and two murals for A.F.L.-C.I.O. headquarters in Washington, “Labor Omnia Vincit” and “Labor Is Life.”

From New York Times

Labor omnia vincit proved to be exactly what Julius Mablethorpe had said it was—only half a truth; and Dumps's conclusion that Love and Work are interdependent terms was borne out to the letter.

From Project Gutenberg

You have discovered for yourself—or think you have—that labor omnia vincit.

From Project Gutenberg

Labor omnia vincit," he said, "is only half a truth.

From Project Gutenberg