Quotes about Metaphor
Jesus also told them a parable: “Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit?
- Luke 6:39
Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
- Luke 13:18
Again He asked, “To what can I compare the kingdom of God?
- Luke 13:20
I am the bread of life.
- John 6:48
If the whole body were an eye, where would the sense of hearing be? If the whole body were an ear, where would the sense of smell be?
- 1 Corinthians 12:17
All metaphors limp.
- Peter Kreeft
Vonnegut could not help looking back, despite the danger of being turned metaphorically into a pillar of salt, into am emblem of the death that comes to those who cannot let go of the past
- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
You may have a wen or a cancer upon your person and not be able to cut it out lest you bleed to death; but surely it is no way tocure it, to engraft it and spread it over your whole body.
- Abraham Lincoln
Today I wonder why it is God refers to Himself as 'Father' at all. This, to me, in light of the earthly representation of the role, seems a marketing mistake.
- Donald Miller
My faith teaches me that the path to join souls in love must of necessity involve a crucifixion, and I think there's a metaphor in there for marriage.
- Donald Miller
All slang is metaphor, and all metaphor is poetry.
- GK Chesterton
Some have supposed that the mosquito is of a devout turn, and never will partake of a meal without first saying grace. The devotions of some men are but a preface to blood-sucking.
- Henry Ward Beecher