Poison Quotes

875 quotes by 648 authors

Whatever man uses without the fear of God, whatever he applies to the mere gratifying of his flesh, cannot fail to operate as a poison… — Johann Arndt
Power is poison. Its effect on Presidents had always been tragic. — Henry Adams
The moment an ill can be patiently handled, it is disarmed of its poison, though not of its pain. — Henry Ward Beecher
In morals, theosophy builds its teachings on the unity, seeing in each form the expression of a common life, and therefore the fact that what… — Annie Besant
Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues. — Ambrose Bierce
For the poison of hatred seated near the heart doubles the burden for the one who suffers the disease; he is burdened with his own… — Aeschylus
In every tyrant's heart there springs in the end this poison, that he cannot trust a friend. — Aeschylus
Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of suspicion, jealousy and hatred, as… — Johannes Brahms
If you are a pop band, don't say you're a metal band. Poison and Warrant were about as metal as the Backstreet Boys. — Geezer Butler
There is poison in the fang of the serpent, in the mouth of the fly and in the sting of a scorpion; but the wicked… — Chanakya
Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. — Lord Chesterfield
Politics are very much like war. We may even have to use poison gas at times. — Winston Churchill
Woes and wonders of Power, that tonic hell, synthesis of poison and panacea. — Emile M. Cioran
The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If… — Jean Cocteau
We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask anyone, the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down. — Jean Anouilh
Those who become incoculated with the virus of race hatred are more unfortunate than the victim of it. Race hatred is the most malignant poison… — Kelly Miller
Love is like a diamond; for as a diamond is beautiful to look upon, so is love fair, but as the diamond is poison to… — Jens Peter Jacobsen
The reason I don't play golf is because I was a caddie when I was 13. Women never gave up a golf ball that was… — Art Buchwald
Under the guidance of the Reich, Europe would speedily have become unified. Once the Jewish poison had been eradicated, unification would have been an easy… — Adolf Hitler
One drop of hatred left in the cup of joy turns the most blissful draught into poison. — Friedrich Schiller

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