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Quotes About Venom

There is no substance which is not a poison; all are poisonous. Only the dose determines.
~ Philippus Theophrastus
There is naught on which it does not bite, nor does it ever grow dull of edge. Venom is in the steel, and the wounds it gives cannot be healed by leechcraft or magic or prayer. Yet this is the curse on it: that every time it is drawn it must drink blood, and that in the end, somehow, it brings the bane of him who uses it'.
~ Poul Anderson
The daily venom of the Duchesse's jealousy had corroded his self-control. It was as if an oak tree that had defied storms and woodsmen had fallen at last under the incessant hammerings of a woodpecker." -p. 299
~ Rachel Field
Arty. To me the word's got as much venom associated with it as 'wacky'.
~ Alex Kapranos
The city was poisoned with the venom of small fundamentalisms, and the venom ran beneath us, like dirty water in the sewers.
~ Juan Gabriel Vásquez
O gods, from the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan—deliver us. —TRADITIONAL HINDU PRAYER
~ Daniel P. Bolger
The sight of the food made Jerott want to vomit. He said cheerfully, 'Well, well. Thank God you're a dab hand at chess.' 'If you're going to be bright,' said Lymond, with a soft and frightening venom, 'I'll break your sweet little neck.
~ Dorothy Dunnett
There are many things not called poison which can kill a man,
~ Agatha Christie
We didn't want to make a movie that excluded any fans. 'Venom' fans actually are of all ages, and so we wanted to be inclusive to all the fans that were excited about the movie.
~ Ruben Fleischer
A man I knew who lived upon a smile, And well it fed him; he look'd plump and fair, While rankest venom foam'd through every vein.
~ Edward Young
las serpientes viven con el veneno adentro de sus cuerpos sin haberlo decidido
~ Ricardo Chavez
The lethal dose of honey bee venom in humans is around 19 stings per 2.2 pounds (1 kg) of body weight or about 1,300 stings for a 150-pound (68-kg) person.
~ Richard E. Bonney
The venom clamors of a jealous womanPoison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.
~ William Shakespeare
Slander,Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongueOutvenoms all the worms of Nile, whose breathRides on the posting winds and doth belieAll corners of the world.
~ William Shakespeare
Zarathustra is the prophet of the Church of the Serpent. He himself was distinctly serpentine. Nietzsche is one of the snake philosophers. He has venom towards the weak and the meek. He has the fierce bite of knowledge. We all need the Serpent's Kiss if we wish to become enlightened. You must poison your old self if you wish to find your new self, your higher self. Your old views are poisonous. Poison must meet poison.
~ David Sinclair
The venom clamours of a jealous woman poison more deadly than a mad dog's tooth.
~ William Shakespeare
Has the dark adder venom? So have I, When trod upon.
~ young edward iii
Like a fire set by an arsonist, passionate hatred and conspiratorial worldviews reach well beyond their intended target. They are not rationally contained. But even if the antisemites were to confine their venom to Jews, the existence of Jew-hatred within a society is an indication that something about the entire society is amiss. No healthy society harbors extensive antisemitism—or any other form of hatred.
~ Deborah E. Lipstadt
l'un des plus meurtrière et destructrice concoction plus venimeux est créé en mélangeant faux orgueil de l'ignorance et de la puissance. malheureusement il ya plus de victimes de cette formulation toxique que le poison lui-même.
~ Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
Venom can be drawn from flesh, but poisoned words lodge deep in our hearts, where no antidote can reach.
~ Jennifer Donnelly
Anne was a sweet-souled lass, but she could instill some venom into innocent italics when occasion required. "What
~ L.M. Montgomery
As for the presence of large NGF [nerve growth factor] sources in snake venom and male genital organs, they may be conceived as instances of bizarre evolutionary gene expression.
~ Rita Levi-Montalcini
Well one tiny poisonous spider can kill a very large man if it bites him in the right place.
~ Michael Monroe, Afterlife
Self-control is needed in the age of technology. Folks have to apply their sense in reacting to different things. I don't appreciate perverse and venom-spewing mindset.
~ Chiranjeevi