Famous quotes containing the words smallest and/or number:
“The universe is not rough-hewn, but perfect in its details. Nature will bear the closest inspection; she invites us to lay our eye level with the smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. She has no interstices; every part is full of life.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“States strong enough to do good are but few.
Their number would seem limited to three.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)