Thyme quotes

Thyme

7 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

7 quotes
Plutarch
Plutarch Philosopher, Historian

"As bees extract honey from thyme, the strongest and driest of herbs, so sensible men often get advantage and profit from the most awkward circumstances."

Michel de Montaigne
Michel de Montaigne Philosopher, Writer

"The bees pillage the flowers here and there but they make honey of them which is all their own; it is no longer thyme or marjolaine: so the pieces borrowed from others he will transform and mix up into a work all his own."

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