As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a man.

“As a moth gnaws a garment, so doth envy consume a [person].”

— John Chrysostom

Kill not the moth nor butterfly, For the Last Judgement draweth nigh.

— William Blake

Judge the moth by the beauty of the candle

— Rumi

The moth don't care when he sees the flame He might get burned, but he's in the game And once he's in, he can't…

— Aimee Mann

What a moth might see from birth to death if black were white and white were black,

— Stan Brakhage

If a night-moth were to concentrate its will on flying to a star or some equally unattainable object, it wouldn't succeed. Only, it wouldn't…

— Hermann Hesse

Moth to a flame I follow.

— Karen Marie Moning

The moth settled onto the curtain and sat still. It was an astonishing creature, with black and white wings patterned in geometric shapes, scarlet…

— Barbara Kingsolver

Life is a frail moth flying Caught in the web of the years that pass.

— Sara Teasdale

At first we raced through space, like shadows and light; her rants, my raves; her dark hair, my blonde; black dresses, white. She's a…

— Francesca Lia Block

Being kissed on the back of the knee is a moth at the windowscreen…

— Anne Sexton

“I’ve always preferred moths to butterflies. They aren’t flashy or cocky; they mind their own business and just try to blend in with their…

— Kayla Krantz

Moth, that wasn't very nice.

— Michael Buckley

Pleasure's a Moth, that sleeps by day And dances by false glare at night; But Joy's a Butterfly, that loves To spread its wings…

— W. H. Davies

“Moths, and all sorts of ugly creatures," replied Estella, with a glance towards him, "hover about a lighted candle. Can the candle help it?”

— Charles Dickens