Pit

Famous quotes containing the word pit:

“the hind
stepped down

into the pit of
the empty
flowerpot”
—William Carlos Williams (1883–1963)

“The great snake lies ever half awake, at the bottom of the pit of the world, curled
In folds of himself until he awakens in hunger and moving his head to right and to left prepares for his hour to devour.”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

“A tiger in a deep pit can be bullied by dogs.”
—Chinese proverb.