Poisons Quotes

133 Poisons quotes by 115 unique authors

Vices are ingredients of virtues just as poisons are ingredients of remedies. Prudence mixes and tempers them and uses them effectively against life's ills. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
The chemistry of dissatisfaction is as the chemistry of some marvelously potent tar. In it are the building stones of explosives, stimulants, poisons, opiates, perfumes… — Eric Hoffer
Meditation is the antidote to all the poisons of your life. It is the nourishment of your authentic nature. — Rajneesh
There is held to be no surer test of civilization than the increase per head of the consumption of alcohol and tobacco. Yet alcohol and… — Havelock Ellis
Keep fear out of your child's mind, as you would keep poison out of his body; for fear is the deadliest of mental poisons. — Orison Swett Marden
I know nothing about pistols and revolvers, which is why I usually kill off my characters with a blunt instrument or better with poisons. Besides,… — Agatha Christie
Respect for the word - to employ it with scrupulous care and an incorruptible heartfelt love of truth - is essential if there is to… — Dag Hammarskjold
As our planet takes action to cast out its manmade poisons and heal its man-caused wounds, many human inhabitants will no doubt give way to… — Benjamin Hoff
Liberalism, contrary to popular belief, is facing backward in considering the injustice of its ancestors. Conservatism, contrary to popular belief, is facing forward in considering… — Criss Jami
For those at home, as well as for those in battle, war is curiously disabling. The mere realization that one's country is at war poisons… — Roger Rosenblatt
The ignorant mind, with its infinite afflictions, passions, and evils, is rooted in the three poisons. Greed, anger, and delusion. — Bodhidharma
The unthinkable is that we're distorting this atmospheric balance. We're shifting the chemical balance so that we have more poisons in the atmosphere - ozones… — Michael Oppenheimer
Why, universal plodding poisons up The nimble spirits in the arteries, As motion and long-during action tires The sinewy vigor of the traveller. — William Shakespeare
Deadly poisons are concealed under sweet honey. — Ovid
Like an image in a dream the world is troubled by love, hatred, and other poisons. So long as the dream lasts, the image appears… — Samuel Johnson
Do not think only of your own joy, but vow to save all beings from suffering. This is sharing in its highest form and purity… — Dalai Lama
Action and care will in time wear down the strongest frame, but guilt and melancholy are poisons of quick dispatch. — Thomas Paine
Affirm divine calmness and peace, and send out only thoughts of love and goodwill if you want to live in peace and harmony. Never get… — Paramahansa Yogananda
Why would anyone believe it is possible to lay down such barrage of poisons on the surface of the earth without making it unfit for… — Rachel Carson
These sprays, dusts, and aerosols are now applied almost universally to farms, gardens, forests, and homes-nonselective chemicals that have the power to kill every insect,… — Rachel Carson
The code of poor laws has at length grown up into a tree, which, like the fabulous Upas, overshadows and poisons the land; unwholesome expedients… — Charles Caleb Colton
Walking uplifts the spirit. Breathe out the poisons of tension, stress, and worry; breathe in the power of God. Send forth little silent prayers of… — Bill Vaughan
Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have retained the sense of sin without the saving belief in… — Cyril Connolly
Education, whatever else it should or should not be, must be an inoculation against the poisons of life and an adequate equipment in knowledge and… — Havelock Ellis
The internal effects of a mutable policy poisons the blessings of liberty itself. — James Madison

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