Bitter Almonds

Famous quotes containing the words bitter and/or almonds:

    ‘Oh the withy, the withy, the bitter withy
    That has caused me to smart,
    The withy shall be the very first tree
    Fort to perish all at the heart.’
    —Unknown. The Bitter Withy (l. 31–34)

    One would give plenty of almonds if one had eyes to see the beauty of a receiving hand.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)