Quotes
Quotes about Spiders
Whence we see spiders, flies, or ants entombed and preserved forever in amber, a more than royal tomb.
I 've lately had two spiders
Crawling upon my startled hopes.
Now though thy friendly hand has brush'd 'em from me,
Yet still they crawl offensive to my eyes:
I would have some kind friend to tread upon 'em.
There webs were spread of more than common size,
And half-starved spiders prey'd on half-starved flies.
When spiders unite, they can tie down a lion.
We see spiders, flies or ants entombed and preserved forever in amber, a more than royal tomb.
We see how flies, and spiders, and the like, get a sepulchre in amber, more durable than the monument and embalming of the body of any king.
Written laws are like spiders' webs, and will like them only entangle and hold the poor and weak, while the rich and powerful will easily break through them.
I've lately had two spiders Crawling upon my startled hopes-- Now though thy friendly hand has brushed 'em from me, Yet still they crawl offensive to mine eyes: I would have some kind friend to tread upon 'em.
