Beam Cross

Famous quotes containing the words beam and/or cross:

    “What do we plant when we plant the tree?
    We plant the ship that will cross the sea,
    We plant the mast to carry the sails,
    We plant the planks to withstand the gales—
    The keel, the keelson, and beam and knee—
    We plant the ship when we plant the tree.”
    —Henry Abbey (1842–1911)

    “The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.”
    —Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)