Alien Ant

Famous quotes containing the words alien and/or ant:

“We are women. We are a subject people who have inherited an alien culture.”
—Kate Millett (b. 1934)

“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.”
—Bible: Hebrew Proverbs, 6:6.

The words were rendered by Samuel Johnson in the opening lines of The Ant: “Turn on the prudent ant thy heedful eyes, Observe her labours, sluggard, and be wise.”