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 rangey bough anticipated fruit
With snowballs cupped in every opening bud.
The road alone maintained itself in mud....”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)