Quote#Wisdom
So the industrious bees do hourly strive
Quote byMary Collier · 1688–1762
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Woman’s Labour (1739), p. 17.
English (original)
So the industrious bees do hourly strive To bring their loads of honey to the hive; Their sordid owners always reap the gains, And poorly recompense their toils and pains.
— Mary Collier
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