Capital

Famous quotes containing the word capital:

“That monstrous tuberosity of civilised life, the capital of England.”
—Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881)

“It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)

“The capital is become an overgrown monster; which like a dropsical head, will in time leave the body and extremities without nourishment and support.”
—Tobias Smollett (1721–1771)