Ancient Silk Road

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

“There is an ancient saying that, “Hard is the knowledge of the good.””
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

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

“The best road to correct reasoning is by physical science; the way to trace effects to causes is through physical science; the only corrective, therefore, of superstition is physical science.”
—Frances Wright (1795–1852)