Laurel Crown

Famous quotes containing the words laurel crown, laurel and/or crown:

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

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

“All pathways by His feet are worn,
His strong heart stirs the ever-beating sea;
His crown of thorns is twined with every thorn;
His cross is every tree.”
—Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887–1916)