Ancient Silk Road

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

    “With the ancient is wisdom; and in length of days understanding.”
    —Bible: Hebrew Job, 12:12.

    “Come, let me sing into your ear;
    Those dancing days are gone,
    All that silk and satin gear;
    Crouch upon a stone,
    Wrapping that foul body up
    In as foul a rag....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “The road became a channel running flocks
    Of glossy birds like ripples over rocks.”
    —Robert Frost (1874–1963)