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.)
“Why silk is soft and the stone wounds
The child shall question all his days,
Why night-time rain and the breast’s blood
Both quench his thirst he’ll have a black reply.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.”
—L. Frank Baum (1856–1919)
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