Labor omnia vincit
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Labor omnia vincit is a common Latin phrase and the state motto of Oklahoma. It means "labor conquers all things". 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.
It was also the motto of the American Federation of Labor, one of the first labor unions. The phrase first appeared on the territorial seal of Oklahoma Territory, and was incorporated into the state seal in 1907.
Labor omnia vincit is also the town motto of West Bromwich, England.
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