Labor omnia vincit

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Labor omnia vincit is a common Latin phrase, meaning "Hardwork conquers all". The phrase appears in Virgil's Georgics, Book I, in the form Labor omnia uicit improbus ("uphill 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.

The phrase is the state motto of Oklahoma. It was also the motto of the American Federation of Labor, one of the first labor unions. Modern unions such as the International Union Of Operating Engineers carry on the tradition and incorporate the phrase into their logos. The phrase first appeared on the territorial seal of Oklahoma Territory, and was incorporated into the state seal in 1907.

It was also the motto of the city of El Eulma, Algeria, and was shown on its coat of arms, of the City of Bradford, West Yorkshire, West Bromwich, England, and Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico as well as the football clubs Rasta IL in Norway and Luton Borough Youth in England. It is also the school motto of the following schools:

Australia

• Liverpool Boys High School, NSW Australia
• Bourke High School, Australia
• Captains Flat Public School, NSW Australia
• Glenunga International High School, Australia
• Hampton Senior Highschool , Western Australia
• Paddington Public School, Sydney, Australia.
• Peterborough High School, Peterborough, SA - Australia
• Princes Street Primary School, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
• Roseville College, Sydney, Australia
• Sydney Girls High School, Australia

Canada

• Ashton College, Vancouver, BC - Canada
• Barrie Central Collegiate Institute, Barrie, Ontario Canada
• Hartland High School, Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada
• Huntsville High School, Huntsville, Canada
• Newmarket High School, Ontario
• Queen Elizabeth Junior and Senior High School (Calgary), Alberta
• St. Catherines Collegiate, Ontario, Canada
• Saugeen District Secondary School, Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada

India

• College of Engineering, Guindy, Chennai, India
• St. Josephs College & Schools, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India
• St. Kabir Public School, Chandigarh, India
• St. Sebastian Goan High School, Mumbai, MAH, India
• Sydenham College, Mumbai, India
• St. Jude's School, Amritsar (Punjab), India

United States

• Alpha Phi Tau Fraternity, Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio
• Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana
• Fessenden School, West Newton, Massachusetts
• Columbia City High School, Columbia City, Indiana

Other

• Escuela Nº 1 Dalmacio Vélez Sarsfield, Concordia, Argentina
• Instituto Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile
• The Convent High School, Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica
• Altrincham Grammar School For Boys, Altrincham, England
• Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire, England
• West Bromwich, West Midlands, England
• Bishops' High School, Guyana
• Escuela Agricola Panamericana. El Zamorano, Zamorano, Honduras
• Queen's College, Hong Kong
• St. Jago High School, Spanish Town, Jamaica
• Sekolah Menengah Gajah Berang, Melaka, Malaysia
• St. Xavier's Institution, Penang, Malaysia
• Elite's Co-Ed School, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Outram Secondary School, Singapore
• Saint Gabriel's College, Thailand
• Assumption College, Thailand