Famous quotes containing the word weeds:
“I will go root away
The noisome weeds which without profit suck
The soils fertility from wholesome flowers.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
“Unintelligent persons are like weeds that thrive in good ground; they love to be amused in proportion to the degree in which they weary themselves.”
—HonorĂ© De Balzac (17991850)
“Far far from gusty waves, these childrens faces.
Like rootless weeds the torn hair round their paleness.”
—Stephen Spender (19091995)