Famous quotes containing the words ancient, silk and/or road:
“There is an ancient saying, which is a true one—”To fight against two opponents is a difficult thing.””
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)
“All-destroying sword-blade still
Carried by the wandering fool.
Gold-sewn silk on the sword-blade,
Beauty and fool together laid.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
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