Spreading

Famous quotes containing the word spreading:

“Glory is like a circle in the water,
Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself,
Till by broad spreading it disperse to nought.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“Although its growth may seem to have been slow, it is to be remembered that it is not a shrub, or plant, to shoot up in the summer and wither in the frosts. The Red Cross is a part of us—it has come to stay—and like the sturdy oak, its spreading branches shall yet encompass and shelter the relief of the nation.”
—Clara Barton (1821–1912)

“For Occupation—This—
The spreading wide my narrow Hands
To gather Paradise—”
—Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)