Thousand Leaves

Famous quotes containing the words thousand and/or leaves:

“Methoughts I saw a thousand fearful wrecks,
A thousand men that fishes gnawed upon,
Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl,
Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels,
All scattered in the bottom of the sea.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

“The lotus, though lovely, requires its green leaves for support.”
—Chinese proverb.