The summer is winding down as people are preparing for Labor Day 2016 on Monday Sept. 5. And while the fun festivities are almost over and everyone is back on their grind, they can be inspired by these top Labor Day 2016 quotes. You can also find places where you can get FREE food in New York City to cheer you up.

Labor Day 2016 Quotes

“Without labor nothing prospers.” – Sophocles

“The miracle of the seed and the soil is not available by affirmation; it is only available by labor.” – John Rohn

“Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don’t think it’s going to be easy. It’s hard!” – Aaliyah

“A man is not paid for having a head and hands, but for using them.” – Elbert Hubbard

“Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day. It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken.” – Bill Dodds

“There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.” – Bill Cosby

“Men are made stronger on the realization that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own right arm.” – Sidney J. Phillips

“The end of labor is to gain leisure.” – Aristotle

FREE food in NYC

While you’re back on your grind at work, don’t forget to hit some local spots for free food to save money for that next summer vacation. Go to any nearby Subway and get a free cooking when you take a 10-minute survey within 30 days of your first purchase.

Visit Cucina de Pesce on 87 East 4th Street on weekdays during the 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Happy Hour and get an order of free mussels marinara when you buy a drink.

Rodeo Bar on 375 Third Avenue gives out free nachos with salsa when you order a margarita on weekdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. If you are more of a sangria person, head to Spain Restaurant on 113 West 13th Street and get free tapas at any time when you order the drink.

There is always free chips and salsa at any time at the El Rio Grande on 160 East 38th Street.

Want more than just finger foods? Go to The Watering Hole on 106 East 19th Street and enjoy a complimentary buffet available to all bar customers on weekdays between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

And for all you cheese lovers out there, get a free plate of cheese on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. when you buy a beer at Blind Tiger Ale House on Bleecker Street.

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