Metastasio quotes

The bee and the serpent often sip from the selfsame flower. (Metastasio)
The canker which the trunk conceals is revealed by the leaves, the fruit, or the flower. View quote
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To take away life is a power which the vilest of the earth have in common; to give it belongs to gods and kings alone. View quote
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The fiery lava in the hollow bosom of the earth, if it be restrained, in spite of its prison, bursts forth with greater force; then flows abroad, but, as it flows, subverts, beats down, and overthrows plains, mountains, forests, and cities. View quote
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Know that the slender shrub which is seen to bend, conquers when it yields to the storm. View quote
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That water which falls from some Alpine height is dashed, broken, and will murmur loudly, but grows limpid by its fall. View quote
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What will the stream become in its lengthened course, if it be so turbid at its source? View quote
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If our inward griefs were seen written on our brow, how many would be pitied who are now envied! View quote
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In the dark a glimmering light is often sufficient for the pilot to find the polar star and to fix his course. To the pilgrim often a single footstep suffices to enable him to find his way across the bewildering plain. View quote
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