Night, sable goddess from her ebon throne, In rayless majesty, now stretches forth Her leaden sceptre o'er a slumbering world. Edward Young
He loves to sit and hear me sing, Then, laughing, sports and plays with me Then stretches out my golden wing, And mocks my loss of liberty. William Blake
The circle of knowledge commences close round a man and thence stretches out concentrically. Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
Every one stretches his legs according to the length of his coverlet. Portuguese Proverb
Every one stretches his legs according to the length of his coverlet. Spanish Proverb
He who will be a man can be seen from how he stretches is little manhood. African Proverb