Knowledge hath in it somewhat of the serpent, and therefore where it entereth into a man it makes him swell. — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
LANGUAGE, n. The music with which we charm the serpents guarding another's treasure. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“Well, yeah, you listen to a talking snake and there's gonna be trouble.” — Mike Mignola Copy Share Image
Be circumspect how you offend schollers, for knowe, a serpent tooth bites not so ill, as dooth a schollers angrie quill. — John Florio Copy Share Image
Sharper than a serpents tongue, tighter than a bongo drum, quicker than a one night stand, slicker than a mambo band. — Don Henley Copy Share Image
And hence one master-passion in the breast, Like Aaron's serpent, swallows up the rest. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The Jews looked upon a serpent to be freed from serpents; and we look upon the death of Christ to be delivered… — Augustine Copy Share Image
It was terribly beautiful to Tess today, for since her eyes last fell upon it she had learnt that the serpent hisses… — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
Eve didn't choose to eat the apple. She was tempted by the serpent." "Yes," I argue, thoughts coming out half-formed. "But...she didn't… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
Horror is like a serpent; always shedding its skin, always changing. And it will always come back. It can't be hidden away… — Dario Argento Copy Share Image
Sordid selfishness doth contract and narrow our benevolence, and cause us, like serpents, to infold ourselves within ourselves, and to turn out… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“When the serpent is slithering inside, you will know it, but only with the gift will you understand how it lives and… — E.G. Kardos Copy Share Image
“The Serpent woke. It raised its head from the silky soft mud, then slithered forward, leaving an elegant trail. It threw itself… — Kylie Chan Copy Share Image
The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Kundalini is seen as a serpent that can shoot up the shushumna, past the chakras, opening them all and bringing you into… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If we shadows have offended, Think but this, and all is mended, That you have but slumbered here While these visions did… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“The curse is broken. The king is returned." He's every bit as terrifying as any serpent. I don't care. I run into… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
Let me explain: there are dragons, and then there are drakons. Drakons are several millennia older than dragons, andmuch larger. They look… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
The trail of the serpent reaches into all the lucrative professions and practices of man. Each has its own wrongs. Each finds… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“A constant image [in myths] is that of the conflict of the eagle and the serpent. The serpent bound to the earth,… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
See the hand that nursed the serpent. The fine hasped pipes of her fingerbones. The skin bewenned and speckled. The veins are… — Cormac McCarthy Copy Share Image
By and large, the making of motion pictures is all about, 'Let's ratchet it up.' And I always think, 'We don't need… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
The Bible has come under fire for making woman the fall guy in man's cosmic drama. But in casting a male conspirator,… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
“To the ancients, the cosmic serpent—the spirit of earth and water—was everywhere known as the energy source of life: of healing and… — Monica Sjöö Copy Share Image
“The woman is perfected. Her dead Body wears the smile of accomplishment, The illusion of a Greek necessity Flows in the scrolls… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“In order to possess "The Wonder-working Serpent," it is necessary, in the words of the Grimoire, "to buy an egg without haggling,"… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
“After the Fall It will not be an easy journey. Adam is condemned to a life of ‘painful toil’ with the brutal… — Lynn Picknett Copy Share Image
“Go on, my dear," urges the snake. "Take one. Hear it? 'Pluck me,' it's saying. That big, shiny red one. 'Pluck me,… — David Mitchell Copy Share Image
“As we reread Genesis 2...we immediately understand WHAT is 'crafty' about the serpent's question in Genesis 3. God did NOT in fact… — Iain Provan Copy Share Image
“He had murdered any illlusion of Alex Remington. The golden pendant had been replaced by a spiked dog collar, and he was… — Amelia Atwater-Rhodes Copy Share Image
“The man who loves the rising sun must equally adore the darkest night. How else will the sun rise if not through… — David Sinclair Copy Share Image
![“A constant image [in myths] is that of the conflict of the eagle and the serpent. The serpent bound to the earth, the eagle in spiritual flight – isn't that conflict something we all experience? And then, when the two amalgamate, we get a wonderful dragon, a serpent with wings.” quote by Joseph Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5fd/joseph-campbell-300_serpent_a-constant-image-in-myths-is-that-of-the_1004272.jpg)
