Famous quotes containing the words white, rose and/or society:
“O, white pear,
your flower-tufts
thick on the branch
bring summer and ripe fruits
in their purple hearts.”
—Hilda Doolittle (18861961)
“The rose is a rose,
And was always a rose.
But the theory now goes
That the apples a rose,”
—Robert Frost (18741963)
“The gold-digger in the ravines of the mountains is as much a gambler as his fellow in the saloons of San Francisco. What difference does it make whether you shake dirt or shake dice? If you win, society is the loser.”
—Henry David Thoreau (18171862)