Thread Count

Famous quotes containing the words thread and/or count:

“Tom Hyde, the tinker, standing on the gallows, was asked if he had anything to say. “Tell the tailors,” said he, “to remember to make a knot in their thread before they take the first stitch.” His companion’s prayer is forgotten.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Do not count your chickens before they are hatched.”
—Aesop (6th century B.C.)