Stem

Famous quotes containing the word stem:

    “The lotus’ stem is as long as the depth of water,
    So men’s height is just as great as their inner strength.”
    —Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)

    “Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil.”
    —Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)

    “The melon is growing but its stem is shriveling.”
    —Russian popular saying, trans. by Vladimir Ivanovich Shlyakov (1993)