"Think'st thou there are no serpents in the……" — Joanna Baillie
"Think'st thou there are no serpents in the world But those who slide along the grassy sod, And sting the luckless foot that presses them? There are who in the path of social life Do bask their spotted skins in Fortune's sun, And sting the soul."
—
Joanna Baillie
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
17 Quotes by Joanna Baillie
Joanna Baillie has 17 quotes on this site.
A few more worth reading:
-
He that will not give some portion of his ease, his blood, his wealth, for other's good, is a poor,…
-
The bliss even of a moment still is bliss.
-
A willing heart adds feather to the heel.
-
To struggle when hope is banished! To live when life's salt is gone! To dwell in a dream that's vanished!…
-
Oh swiftly glides the bonnie boat, Just parted from the shore, And to the fisher's chorus-note Soft moves the dipping…
-
Heaven often smites in mercy, even when the blow is severest.
-
Pampered vanity is a better thing perhaps than starved pride.
-
I wish I were with some of the wild people that run in the woods, and know nothing about accomplishments!
-
I have seen the day, when, if a man made himself ridiculous, the world would laugh at him. But now,…
-
O lovely Sisters! is it true That they are all inspired by you, And write by inward magic charm'd, And…
-
The tyrant now Trusts not to men: nightly within his chamber The watch-dog guards his couch, the only friend He…
-
The strength of man sinks in the hour of trial; but there doth live a Power that to the battle…
See all 17 quotes by Joanna Baillie »
More Along Quotes
This quote is filed under Along Quotes,
one of 5,353 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the…
— Neil Armstrong
-
I had some big ups and downs when I was in my 20s and the one thing I learned was,…
— Darren Aronofsky
-
The soul, which is spirit, can not dwell in dust; it is carried along to dwell in the blood.
— Saint Augustine
-
You all want to know what is my dream? Very simple. To walk along the beach, holding the hand of…
— Michelle Bachelet
-
I am a fighter. I'm not just there to go along and get along.
— Michele Bachmann
-
As a great man's influence never ends, so also there is not definite finality, no end, to a great survey;…
— Cleveland Abbe
-
Bush wasn't elected, he was selected - selected by five judges up in Washington who voted along party lines.
— Alec Baldwin
-
It's about pursuing it rather than waiting to see what comes along. That's partly because I found myself getting typecast,…
— Christian Bale
-
Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and…
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
-
Those men get along best with women who can get along best without them.
— Charles Baudelaire
-
I feel there are two people inside me - me and my intuition. If I go against her, she'll screw…
— Kim Basinger
-
After several trillion dollars of stimulation by the Obama Administration and the Fed, one might think the economy would be…
— Bob Beauprez
See all 5,353 Along Quotes »