Quell' onda, che ruina Dalla pendice alpina, Balza, si frange, e mormora Ma limpida si fa. - Pietro Metastasio

The fiery lava in the hollow bosom of the earth, if it be restrained, in spite of its prison, bursts forth with greater force; then flows abroad, but, as it flows, subverts, beats down, and overthrows plains, mountains, forests, and cities.

In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot to find the polar star and to fix his course. To the pilgrim often a single footstep suffices to enable him to find his way across the bewildering plain.

The bee and the serpent often sip from the selfsame flower.