Toad Quotes

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Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig,… — Ambrose Bierce
Swallow a toad in the morning and you will encounter nothing more disgusting the rest of the day. — Nicolas Chamfort
When we were in the woods beyond Gowbarrow Park we saw a few daffodils close to the waterside. But as we went along there were… — Dorothy Wordsworth
Frog said, 'I wrote 'Dear Toad, I am glad that you are my best friend. Your best friend, Frog.' 'Oh,' said Toad, 'that makes a… — Arnold Lobel
I'm sure I've been a toad, one time or another. With bats, weasels, worms...I rejoice in the kinship. Even the caterpillar I can love, and… — Theodore Roethke
One wanders through life as if wandering through a field in the dark of night, wearing a blindfold and very heavy shoes, with a poisonous… — Daniel Handler
Whenever you see a toad jumping in broad daylight, then know that something is after its life. — Chinua Achebe
In a sense the world dies every time a writer dies, because, if he is any good, he has been a wet nurse to humanity… — Elwyn Brooks White
Richard Nixon has never been one of my favorite people anyway. For years I've regarded his existence as a monument to all the rancid genes… — Hunter S. Thompson
If I had wanted to ice the little toad, I would have done it a long time ago. — Dennis Miller
How life is strange and changeful, and the crystal is in the steel at the point of fracture, and the toad bears a jewel in… — Robert Penn Warren
Your talent sets you apart: if you were a toad or a tarantula, even then, people would respect you, for to talent all things are… — Anton Chekhov
Early in April, as I was vigorously hoeing in a corner, I unearthed a huge toad, to my perfect delight and satisfaction; he had lived… — Celia Thaxter
Did you hear 'bout Ticklish Tom? He got tickled by his mom. Wiggled and giggled and fell on the floor, . . . . And… — Shel Silverstein
Toads are conservative animals, I think, and not much given to expecting the best from fortune. Some weeks ago, well before the end of October,… — Henry Mitchell
Helpless, unknown, and unremembered, most human beings, however sensitive, idealistic, intelligent, go through life as passengers rather than chauffeurs. Although we may pretend that it… — Ralph Harper
In regards to Oral Roberts' claim that God told him that he would die unless he received $20 million by March, God's lawyers have stated… — Dennis Miller
Toad talked big about all he was going to do in the days to come, while stars grew fuller and larger all around them, and… — Kenneth Grahame
Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad. — Truman Capote
"Glorious, stirring sight!" murmured Toad. . . . "The poetry of motion! The real way to travel! The only way to travel! Here today -… — Kenneth Grahame

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