Stem Rot

Famous quotes containing the words stem and/or rot:

“Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

“‘Tis but an hour ago since it was nine,
And after one hour more ‘twill be eleven,
And so from hour to hour, we ripe and ripe,
And then from hour to hour, we rot and rot;
And thereby hangs a tale.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)