(14 quotes found)
“Sweet are the uses of adversity; Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head”
William Shakespeare
“Mick Jagger is about as sexy as a pissing toad.”
Truman Capote
“I had rather be a toad And live upon the vapor of a dungeon Than keep a corner in the thing I love For others' uses”
“I find that [SQL Developer is] very similar to Toad, but the cost is right.”
Chris Tryon
“In shape they were like horrible toads, and moved in a succession of springs, but in size they were of an incredible bulk, larger than the largest elephant. We had never before seen them save at night, and indeed they are nocturnal animals save when disturbed in their lairs, as these had been. We now stood amazed at the sight, for their blotched and warty skins were of a curious fish-like iridescence, and the sunlight struck them with an ever-varying rainbow bloom as they moved.”
Arthur Conan Doyle Sr.
“And back by popular demand, ... is the hit musical 'Frog and Toad.'”
Tom Thayer
“Habitat protection for the toad translates into water quality protection for the people.”
David Hogan
“We find that toads with longer legs can not only move faster and are the first to arrive in new areas, but also that those at the front have longer legs than toads in older populations.”
Richard Shine
“The toad and the frog kind of split up the vote and allowed the salamander to slip in.”
Pat Quinn
“Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm.”
Ambrose Bierce
