Famous quotes containing the words bitter and/or herbs:
“But to me this is both bitter and sweet.”
—Sophocles (497–406/5 B.C.)
“I, in my pleached garden, watched the pomp,
Forgot my morning wishes, hastily
Took a few herbs and apples, and the Day
Turned and departed silent. I, too late,
Under her solemn fillet saw the scorn.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)