Ancient Silk Road

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

“Thou art not, Penshurst, built to envious show,
Of touch or marble; nor canst boast a row
Of polished pillars, or a roof of gold;
Thou hast no lantern whereof tales are told,
Or stair, or courts; but stand’st an ancient pile,”
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637)

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

“The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)