Famous quotes containing the words plain and/or leaf:
“‘Tis here, but yet confused.
Knavery’s plain face is never seen till used.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Thus it seemed that this one hillside illustrated the principle of all the operations of Nature. The Maker of this earth but patented a leaf. What Champollion will decipher this hieroglyphic for us, that we may turn over a new leaf at last?”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)