labor omnia vincit

American  

[lah-bohr ohm-nee-ah wing-kit, ley-ber om-nee-uh vin-sit] / ˈlɑ boʊr ˈoʊm niˌɑ ˈwɪŋ kɪt, ˈleɪ bər ˈɒm ni ə ˈvɪn sɪt /

Latin.

1. work conquers all: motto of Oklahoma.

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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

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

From A Knight on Wheels by Hay, Ian

"Remember, my dear Henry, labor omnia vincit improbus, as the Latinists say," using one of his few but favourite Latin phrases, and rolling it lovingly like a chocolate-cream 'twixt tongue and palate.

From The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir