Worms Quotes

363 quotes by 297 authors

Glow-worms on the ground are moving, As if in the torch-dance circling. — Heinrich Heine
For as nightingales do upon glow-worms feed, So poets live upon the living light. — Philip James Bailey
In such a world as ours the idle man is not so much a biped as a bivalve; and the wealth which breeds idleness, of… — Horace Mann
Never open a can of worms unless you plan to go fishing. — John C. Maxwell
Stop shallow water from running, it will rage; tread on a worm and it will turn. — Robert Greene
The eye sees the physical body, other individuals, even insects, worms and things. It sees everything that is within its range. The body too is… — Sathya Sai Baba
Our rages, daughters of despair, creep and squirm like worms. Prayer is the only form of revolt which remains upright. — Georges Bernanos
It is the custom of Venice to paint on canvas, either because it does not split and is not worm-eaten, or because pictures can be… — Giorgio Vasari
From a common-sense standpoint, you're probably on the right road. The problem is, you're opening a can of worms you might not be able to… — Kelvin Sampson
Drab Habitation of Whom? Tabernacle or Tomb - or Dome of Worm - or Porch of Gnome - or some Elf's Catacomb? — Emily Dickinson
The colours of insects and many smaller animals contribute to conceal them from the larger ones which prey upon them. Caterpillars which feed on leaves… — Erasmus Darwin
Fresh beauty opens one's eyes wherever it is really seen, but the very abundance and completeness of the common beauty that besets our steps prevents… — John Muir
Our body is a vessel of corruption; it is meant for death and for the worms, nothing more! And yet we devote ourselves to satisfying… — John Vianney
So erst the Sage [Pythagoras] with scientific truth In Grecian temples taught the attentive youth; With ceaseless change how restless atoms pass From life to… — Erasmus Darwin
All Satan's Apples Have Worms. I do not deny that the Devil has some pretty apples; I just say that all of them are fakes… — John R. Rice
Isn't it nice to know that you can put a worm on your hook and get a fish all charged up? — Laura Schlessinger
After carrying and collecting like the ant, Enjoy-before the grave worm devours thee. — Bill Vaughan
Do not suppose that abuses are eliminated by destroying the object which is abused. Men can go wrong with wine and women. Shall we then… — Martin Luther
Soul's Castle fell at one blast of temptation, But many a worm had pierced the foundation. — William Allingham
I like to think how easily Nature will absorb London as she absorbed the mastodon, setting her spiders to spin the winding-sheet and her worms… — Edward Thomas

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