"I think the look of those hands would let you into Paradise.

What a record of human service is writ upon them! Hands like that have laid the foundations of America.

They have been generous hands.

They tell me all I need to know of your spirit, your lungs, your heart and your stomach." "They're purty heavy--that's why I genially carry 'em in my pockets when I ain't busy," said Solomon.
"Over here a pair of hands like that are thought to be a disgrace.
They are like the bloody hands of Macbeth.

Certain people would look at them and say: 'My God, man, you are guilty of hard work.