Won Silver

Famous quotes containing the words won and/or silver:

    “For sleeping, like death,
    Must be won without pride,
    With a nod from nature,
    With a lack of strain,
    And a loss of stature.”
    —Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

    “Seine and Piave are silver spoons,
    But the spoonbowl-metal is thin and worn,”
    —Stephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943)