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 Unless the Lord keep the city the watchman waketh in vain.
 [Lat., Nisi Dominus frustra.]  
 Unless the Lord keep the city the watchman waketh in vain.
 [Lat., Nisi Dominus frustra.] 
Even cities have their graves!
Even cities have their graves!
The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.
The point of cities is multiplicity of choice.
I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.
I'm leaving because the weather is too good. I hate London when it's not raining.
 Petite ville, grand renom.
 Small town, great renown.  
 Petite ville, grand renom.
 Small town, great renown. 
 The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of 
each and every town or city.  
 The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of 
each and every town or city. 
 The first requisite to happiness is that a man be born in a 
famous city.  
 The first requisite to happiness is that a man be born in a 
famous city. 
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
What is the city but the people?
What is the city but the people?