Famous quotes containing the words unknown, young and/or rats:
“gone before
To that unknown and silent shore,”
—Charles Lamb (1775–1834)
“I hid my love when young till I
Couldn’t bear the buzzing of a fly;
I hid my life to my despite
Till I could not bear to look at light:
I dare not gaze upon her face
But left her memory in each place;
Where’er I saw a wild flower lie
I kissed and bade my love good-bye.”
—John Clare (1793–1864)
“When the cat’s away, the rats dance on the table.”
—Swedish proverb, trans. by Verne Moberg.