Famous quotes containing the words stem, cell and/or lines:
“The lotus stem is as long as the depth of water,
So mens height is just as great as their inner strength.”
—Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)
“I turn and turn in my cell like a fly that doesnt know where to die.”
—Antonio Gramsci (18911937)
“The opera isnt over till the fat lady sings.”
—Anonymous.
A modern proverb along the lines of dont count your chickens before theyre hatched. This form of words has no precise origin, though both Bartletts Familiar Quotations (16th ed., 1992)