“Not all poison was bitter. Some of the deadliest poisons in the world tasted sweet; they were that much more dangerous because of it.”
“A bitter thing cannot be made sweet. The taste of anything can be changed. But poison cannot be changed into nectar.”
“The tongue is the most remarkable. For we use it both to taste out sweet wine and bitter poison, thus also do we utter words both sweet and sour with the same tongue.”
“Not all poisonous juices are burning or bitter nor is everything which is burning and bitter poisonous.”
“Of all the organs, ' said Nehemiah Trot, 'the tongue is the most remarkable. For we use it both to taste our sweet wine and bitter poison, thus also do we utter words both sweet and sour with the same tongue. Go to her! Talk to her!”
“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”