Serpent Quote by Mark Twain

“Be ye therefore as wise as the serpents and as harmless as the doves.”

— Paulo Coelho

“You are sheep among wolves; be wise as serpents, yet innocent as doves.”

— Dennis Lehane

“There’s an old Cheyenne saying about how, when a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as…

— Larissa Ione

“The tongue is a venomous serpent, which is why the wise cage it.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

— Bible

Consider the birds. Be wise as serpents.

— Hilda Doolittle

“When in doubt, follow the senses of beasts.”

— F.T. McKinstry

“The merciful man is rarely victorious. One's enemies are like snakes; though one may learn to handle them, they are always poisonous.”

— Karen Essex

“The dove is not a coward to fear the hawk; it is simply wise.”

— John Wyndham

“Surround yourself with snakes, and they will poison you. Surround yourself with eagles, and you will learn to fly to the heavens.”

— Mauricio Chaves Mesén

“The fear of the Lord—that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.”

— Zondervan

“...for who can speak of the Mazes of the Serpent to those who are not lost in them?”

— Peter Ackroyd