Famous quotes containing the words phoenix and/or egg:
“A phoenix it is
This hearse that must bless
With aromatic gums
That cost great sums,
The way of thurification
To make a fumigation,
Sweet of reflare,
And redolent of air,”
—John Skelton (1460?–1529)
“Better half an egg than an empty eggshell.”
—Estonian. Trans. by Ilse Lehiste (1993)