Famous quotes containing the words flood and/or events:
“Now in contiguous drops the flood comes down,
Threat’ning with deluge this devoted town.
To shops in crowds the daggled females fly,
Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy.”
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745)
“Just as a mirror may be used to reflect images, so ancient events may be used to understand the present.”
—Chinese proverb.