Silver Laurel Leaf

Famous quotes containing the words silver, laurel and/or leaf:

    It is told that some divorcees, elated by their freedom, pause on leaving the courthouse to kiss a front pillar, or even walk to the Truckee to hurl their wedding rings into the river; but boys who recover the rings declare they are of the dime-store variety, and accuse the throwers of fraudulent practices.
    —Administration in the State of Neva, U.S. public relief program. Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State (The WPA Guide to Nevada)

    The strongest poison ever known
    Came from Caesar’s laurel crown.
    William Blake (1757–1827)

    I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.
    Walt Whitman (1819–1892)