Labour Wages

Famous quotes containing the words labour and/or wages:

    “The gates of Hell are open night and day;
    Smooth the descent, and easy is the way:
    But, to return, and view the cheerful skies;
    In this, the task and mighty labour lies.”
    —Virgil [Publius Vergilius Maro] (70–19 B.C.)

    “There never has been a time in our history when work was so abundant or when wages were as high, whether measured by the currency in which they are paid or by their power to supply the necessaries and comforts of life.”
    —Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)