貪圖安逸會使人墮落，無所事事會令人退化，只有使勤奮成為習慣，積極行動起來才能獲得真正的幸福和樂趣。
古羅馬人有兩座圣殿，一座是勤奮的圣殿，一座是榮譽的圣殿。他們在安排座位時有一個順序，即必須經過前者的座位，才能達到后者一勤奮是通往榮譽圣殿的必經之路。
勤奮與功績是古羅馬人的偉大箴言，也是他們征服世界的秘訣所在，那些凱旋的將軍都要歸鄉務農。當時，農業生產是受人尊敬的工作，古羅馬人之所以被稱為優秀的農業家，其原因也正在于此。正是因為古羅馬人推崇勤勞的品質，才使當時整個國家逐漸變得強大。
然而，當財富曰益豐富，奴隸數量日益增多，勞動對于古羅馬人變得不再是必要時，整個國家便 主站蜘蛛池模板： | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |