The chain of habit coils itself around the heart like a serpent, to gnaw and stifle it. — William Hazlitt Copy Share Image
What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin, and calls all others naked and shameless? — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
One way of ending the poem is to turn it back on itself, like a serpent with its tail in its mouth. — Maxine Kumin Copy Share Image
Adam & Eve. The serpent cracked the mirror in a thousand pieces, & the apple was his rock. — Federico Garcia Lorca Copy Share Image
“At the bottom of the Mariana Trench, where the water is freezing and dark, a great black Serpent sleeps in the mud.” — Kylie Chan Copy Share Image
Three things I have longed to see ... The sea serpent, a white rhinoceros, and an unselfish man. — Myrtle Reed Copy Share Image
“I gasp, and I'm Eve in the Garden of Eden, and he's the serpent, and I cannot resist.” — E.L. James Copy Share Image
Still anyone who trusts a serpent deserves its bite. The wise see a creature for what it is, not what it says… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“The Serpent stirred. Then it slept again. It whimpered in it's slumber. There was a call. A deep echoing call that made… — Kylie Chan Copy Share Image
In Talmudic literature, certainly in the beginning, he was like a human being - except he was a serpent. But he was… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
“The Serpent slides through the black icy water of the Antarctic, wreathed in permanent darkness. The Turtle hides from the weak Arctic… — Kylie Chan Copy Share Image
“Self-contempt is a serpent that ever gnaws at one's breath, sucking the life-blood from one's own heart and mixing it with the… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
Besides alligators, the only animals to be feared are the poisonous serpents. These are certainly common enough in the forest, but no… — Henry Walter Bates Copy Share Image
The lion of anger shall give place to the lamb of meekness; the raven of uncleanness shall fly before the dove of… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“Ranael looked askance at him. “What do you really think?” The Herun shrugged. “Does a serpent’s nature change when it sheds its… — Eressë Copy Share Image
The gods have sent medicines for the venom of serpents, but there is no medicine for a bad woman. She is more… — Euripides Copy Share Image
The fear of death has been raised too much and set up on high, especially by preachers, like the brazen serpent in… — James Vila Blake Copy Share Image
“The Serpent's eyes are glazed and cloudy; it cannot die from heat or thirst. Nobody has come in weeks, it is alone.… — Kylie Chan Copy Share Image
The ultimate dreamer is Vishnu floating on the cosmic Milky Ocean, couched upon the coils of the abyssal serpent Ananta, the meaning… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
Watch constantly against those things which are thought to be no temptations. The most poisonous serpents are found where the sweetest flowers… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
Spiritual wisdom consists in finding out the subtleties, policies, and depths of any indwelling sin... to trace this serpent in all its… — John Owen Copy Share Image
Before our globe had become egg-shaped or round it was a long trail of cosmic dust or fire-mist, moving and writhing like… — Manly Hall Copy Share Image
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad said when the children of Israel rebelled against Moses and Aaron and did not want to leave their… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
See yonder another King's garden, which the King waters with his bloody sweat-Gethsemane, whose bitter herbs are sweeter far to renewed souls… — Anonymous 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
“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
A person who suffers bitterly when slighted or insulted should recognize from this that he still harbors the ancient serpent in his… — Symeon the New Theologian Copy Share Image
“Only hinted at in some of these tales, and clearly stated in others, it is apparent that there was a long and… — Colin Bord Copy Share Image
“Allegorical stories of saints battling with giants, monsters and demons may be interpreted as symbolizing the Christian's fight against paganism. At Bwlch… — Colin Bord 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
“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
“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
“We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
Even the minds of animals, such as dogs, lions, cats, and serpents, become charmed with music. — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
A wicked wife, a false friend, a saucy servant and living in a house with a serpent in it are nothing but… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
Don't blow your tomorrows, don't throw away your love. You've got to be wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove. — Gerry Rafferty Copy Share Image
“There are no good films today because the gods have all succumbed to the fangs of the serpent. ― VD.” — VD Copy Share Image
“Even God got tired of the monotony of life and brought in the serpent.” — Sabah Carrim Copy Share Image
“Well that's the problem with paradise- nothing attracts a serpent quite like it.” — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
