Vine Leaves

Famous quotes containing the words vine and/or leaves:

“A melon forced off the vine will not be sweet.”
—Chinese proverb.

“We must not inquire too curiously into the absolute value of literature. Enough that it amuses and exercises us. At least it leaves us where we were. It names things, but does not add things.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)