Whether shall the Oxe goe, where he shall not labour?

“But young men have not only this frivolous ambition of being thought masters of execution, inciting them on the one hand, but also their…

— Anonymous

I think it true that, you know, sometimes things start to change even before a government changes and, actually, I think you can begin…

— David Cameron

My mum was Labour-voting, but wanted us to know we were important. Basically, everyone's equal, but you, my children, are a bit better.

— Martin Freeman

A small daily task, if it be really daily, will beat the labours of a spasmodic Hercules.

— Anthony Trollope

These are the men who, without virtue, labour, or hazard, are growing rich, as their country is impoverished; they rejoice, when obstinacy or ambition…

— Samuel Johnson

SCIENCE! thou fair effusive ray From the great source of mental Day, Free, generous, and refin'd! Descend with all thy treasures fraught, Illumine each…

— Mark Akenside

Man preys on man; and you mourn for the idle tapestry that decorated a gothic pillar, and the dronish bell that summoned the fat…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

The cause of Labour is the cause of Ireland, and the cause of Ireland is the cause of Labour

— James Connolly

“The effects of the division of labour, in the general business of society, will be more easily understood by considering in what manner it…

— Adam Smith

As a beast of toil an ox is fixed capital. If he is eaten, he no longer functions as an instrument of labour, nor…

— Karl Marx

If the idea of having to change ourselves makes us uncomfortable, we can remain as we are. We can choose rest over labour, entertainment…

— Jim Rohn

All labours draw hame at even, And can to others say, "Thanks to the gracious God of heaven, Whilk sent this summer day."

— Alexander Hume

It is time Britain put its trust back into the Labour Party. I believe I am the candidate that can make this happen precisely…

— Diane Abbott

Geometry, which should only obey Physics, when united with it sometimes commands it. If it happens that the question which we wish to examine…

— Jean le Rond d'Alembert

Anarchism is a definite intellectual current in the life of our times, whose adherents advocate the abolition of economic monopolies and of all political…

— Rudolf Rocker