Quote by Janet Benton Download Open image ““Bitterness is poison, yes, but I hold a flask of it to my lips and drink.”” — Janet Benton ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.0 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“Not all poison was bitter. Some of the deadliest poisons in the world tasted sweet; they were that much more dangerous because of it.” — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
“I had swallowed my share of bitterness, but a portion had stuck in my throat and turned to rage.” — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“A friend's bitter words seem to us more poisonous than a serpent's tooth.” — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it is best to hold your tongue and walk away so bitterness will not depart from your lips and defile you.” — VaeEshia Ratcliff-Davis Copy Share Image
“Do not harbour any bitterness, it will lead you straight into the wilderness.” — Gift Gugu Mona Copy Share Image
“When I gardened at home, I often considered how the growth of plants resembles the gradual growth of the spirit. And seeing life make… — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“Tears slid down my cheeks. Their source must move closer to the eyes in mothers.” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“So little is permissible for a woman—yet on her back every human climbs to adulthood.” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“We can pursue our true wants, Mill writes, only when doing so harms no one to whom we are obliged.” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“As if passion alone explained our predicaments. Our being female and unlucky—and, in my case, a near idiot in the ways of amorous men—must… — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“Some force moves all living things to excel. Surely this proves we are endowed with bits of our Creator.” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
“How is it that shame affixes itself to the violated, and not to the violator?” — Janet Benton Copy Share Image
