Laurel

Famous quotes containing the word laurel:

“Let arms yield to the toga, let the [victor’s] laurel yield to the [orator’s] tongue.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)

“Smart lad, to slip betimes away
From fields where glory does not stay,
And early though the laurel grows
It withers quicker than the rose.”
—A.E. (Alfred Edward)

“The strongest poison ever known
Came from Caesar’s laurel crown.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)