Single Wire Earth

Famous quotes containing the words single, wire and/or earth:

    “Will power is only the tensile strength of one’s own disposition. One cannot increase it by a single ounce.”
    —Cesare Pavese (1908–1950)

    “A new idea is rarely born like Venus attended by graces
    More commonly it’s modeled of baling wire and acne.
    More commonly it wheezes and tips over.”
    —Marge Piercy (b. 1936)

    “Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys
    Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs;
    Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their feet
    Clear of the grave.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)