Labor omnia vincit

Labor omnia vincit inscribed on a floor tile showing the UBC Emblem.
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 overcame 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.

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