Serpent Quotes

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The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not… — Chanakya
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
A person who suffers bitterly when slighted or insulted should recognize from this that he still harbors the ancient serpent in his breast. If he… — Symeon the New Theologian
Military glory-that attractive rainbow, that rises in showers of blood-that serpent's eye, that charms to destroy... — Abraham Lincoln
When a man is made up wholly of the dove, without the least grain of the serpent in his composition, he becomes ridiculous in many… — Joseph Addison
Getting married is like putting one's hand in a bag containing 99 serpents and one eel. — Thomas More
It was not that Adam ate the apple for the apple's sake, but because it was forbidden. It would have been better for us-oh infinitely… — Mark Twain
Watch constantly against those things which are thought to be no temptations. The most poisonous serpents are found where the sweetest flowers grow. Cleopatra was… — Charles Spurgeon
Passing just lately over this lake, ... and examining this water next day, I found floating therein divers earthy particles, and some green streaks, spirally… — Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
You seek for knowledge and wisdom as I once did; and I ardently hope that the gratification of your wishes may not be a serpent… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Examining this water...I found floating therein divers earthy particles, and some green streaks, spirally wound serpent-wise...and I judge that some of these little creatures were… — Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
I would not for a moment have you suppose that I am one of those idiots who scorns Science, merely because it is always twisting… — Robertson Davies
Spiritual wisdom consists in finding out the subtleties, policies, and depths of any indwelling sin... to trace this serpent in all its turnings and windings;… — John Owen
Not by accident, you may be sure, do the Christian Scriptures make the father of knowledge a serpent - slimy, sneaking and abominable. — H. L. Mencken
Let no man think to kill sin with few, easy, or gentle strokes. He who hath once smitten a serpent, if he follow not on… — John Owen
The gods have sent medicines for the venom of serpents, but there is no medicine for a bad woman. She is more noxious than the… — Euripides
Behind the man is the Tree of Life, bearing twelve fruits, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil is behind the woman;… — Arthur E Waite
Let your tears fall because of sin; but, at the same time, let the eye of faith steadily behold the Son of man lifted up,… — Charles Spurgeon
Our law very often reminds one of those outskirts of cities where you cannot for a long time tell how the streets come to wind… — Walter Bagehot

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