Daily Quotes 2/24 February 24, 2009February 17, 2009 Clancy's Quotes Daily Quotemanual labor, Mary Ellen Chase “Manual labor to my father was not only good and decent for it’s own sake but, as he was given to saying, it straightened out one’s thoughts.” Mary Ellen Chase (1887-1973) American educator, scholar, and author. Share this:TwitterEmailLinkedInFacebookLike this:Like Loading...