Labor omnia vincit

Labor omnia vincit inscribed on a floor tile showing the UBC Emblem.[1]
Labor Omnia Vincit 1657, Glasgow Cathedral
Seal of Storer College, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, United States

Labor omnia vincit or Labor omnia vincit improbus is a Latin phrase meaning "Work conquers all". The phrase is adapted from Virgil's Georgics, Book I, lines 145–6: ...Labor omnia vicit / improbus ("Steady work overcames all things"). The poem was written in support of Augustus Caesar's "Back to the land" policy, aimed at encouraging more Romans to become farmers.[citation needed]

  1. ^ "UBC Emblem". United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2009-09-12.