Famous quotes containing the words root and/or grafts:
“Evil being the root of mystery, pain is the root of knowledge.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)
“And yet these Rarities might be allow’d,
To Man, that sov’raign thing and proud;
Had he not dealt between the Bark and Tree,
Forbidden mixtures there to see.
No Plant now knew the Stock from which it came;
He grafts upon the Wild the Tame:”
—Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)