#poison

Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison. ↗

— Georges Bataille

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Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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This Christian poison hasn't stopped yet. ↗

— Lionel Blue

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Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare. ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

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There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills. ↗

— Buddha

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The big fish run the show. I'm a middle fish, but there are small fish that are poisonous. ↗

— Roberto Cavalli

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Never cry over spilt milk, because it may have been poisoned. ↗

— W. C. Fields

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You can't talk of the dangers of snake poisoning and not mention snakes. ↗

— C. Everett Koop

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Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants, we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness. ↗

— Alveda King

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Many Chinese saw opium as a poison introduced by foreign enemies. ↗

— Robert Trout

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