Laurel Tie

Famous quotes containing the words laurel and/or tie:

“The strongest poison ever known
Came from Caesar’s laurel crown.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)

“In the multitude of middle-aged men who go about their vocations in a daily course determined for them much in the same way as the tie of their cravats, there is always a good number who once meant to shape their own deeds and alter the world a little.”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)