London Labour

Famous quotes containing the words london and/or labour:

“I think this be the most villainous house in all London road for fleas.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“What a vast traffic is drove, what a variety of labour is performed in the world to the maintenance of thousands of families that altogether depend on two silly if not odious customs; the taking of snuff and smoking of tobacco; both of which it is certain do infinitely more hurt than good to those that are addicted to them!”
—Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733)