Famous quotes containing the words root, glass and/or company:
“A radical generally meant a man who thought he could somehow pull up the root without affecting the flower. A conservative generally meant a man who wanted to conserve everything except his own reason for conserving anything.”
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874–1936)
“Nor do I try to keep a garden, only
An avocado in a glass of water—”
—James Merrill (b. 1926)
“Attending upon a prince is as dangerous as keeping company with a tiger.”
—Chinese proverb.