Ancient Silk Road

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

    The ancient saying is no heresy,
    Hanging and wiving goes by destiny.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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

    As life runs on, the road grows strange
    With faces new,—and near the end
    The milestones into headstones change,
    ‘Neath every one a friend.
    James Russell Lowell (1819–1891)