Ancient Silk Road

Famous quotes containing the words ancient, silk and/or road:

“In ancient times—’twas no great loss—
They hung the thief upon the cross:
But now, alas!—I say’t with grief—
They hang the cross upon the thief.”
—Anonymous. “On a Nomination to the Legion of Honour,” from Aubrey Stewart’s English Epigrams and Epitaphs (1897)

“A single strand of silk does not make a thread, nor a single tree a forest.”
—Chinese proverb.

“Ev’ry road I walk along I’ve walked along with you.”
—Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960)