Scythe/structure

Famous quotes containing the words scythe and/or structure:

“The scythe that advances forever and never needs whetting.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)

“When a house is tottering to its fall,
The strain lies heaviest on the weakest part,
One tiny crack throughout the structure spreads,
And its own weight soon brings it toppling down.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)