“As a lamp in a spot sheltered from the wind does not flicker, this simile is used for the subdued mind of a yogi practicing meditation on Brahman.”
Bhagavad Gita
“It is not easy to make a simile go on all-fours.”
Edward Coke
“Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.”
Robert South
“In argument similes are like songs in love; they describe much, but prove nothing.”
Franz Kafka
“A tigress robb'd of young, a lioness, Or any interesting beast of prey, Are similes at hand for the distress Of ladies who cannot have their own way”
Lord Byron
“The light at the end of the tunnel is not only flickering, but is getting nearer and nearer.”
Mohaqher Iqbal
“The light at the end of the tunnel is not only flickering but it is getting nearer and nearer. We are coming closer to finding a just, lasting and comprehensive solution to the problem in Mindanao.”
Mohagher Iqbal
