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Metaphorical Quotes
Metaphors and Quotes
A metaphor is a comparison that does not use the word "like" or "as." For example, if you say, "Life is like a box of chocolates," you're using a simile. But if you say, "Life is a bowl of cherries," you're using a metaphor. Similes and metaphors are often used in poetry.
We've included both metaphors and similes in this list of metaphorical quotes. Enjoy.
"A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can not expect an apostle to peer out. " ~ Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799)
"A determined soul will do more with a rusty monkey wrench than a loafer will accomplish with all the tools in a machine shop." ~ Robert Hughes
"All the rudiments for success in life are to be found ironing trousers" ~ Chris Eubank, Boxer
"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out." ~ James Bryant Conant
"Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity - but it was the man who invented the meter who made the money." ~ Earl Warren
"The distance is nothing; it's only the first step that is difficult." ~ Mme Du Deffand
"Duct tape is like the Force – it has a light side and a dark side, and it binds the Universe together" ~ Carl Zwanzig
"The early bird may catch the worm. But it's the second mouse that gets the cheese" ~ Jeremy Paxman, Broadcaster
"The Earth is the cradle of humanity, but mankind cannot stay in the cradle forever." - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
"He who joyfully marches in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would suffice." ~ Albert Einstein
"Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they do when they stick together." ~ Verna M. Kelly
"The stone often recoils on the head of the thrower" ~ Elizabeth I, Queen of England
"The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." ~ Lilly Tomlin
"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." ~ Helen Keller
"Women are like teabags. We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water" ~ Eleanor Roosevelt
Contributions
If you want to contribute a metaphor or simile, or a quote or quotation, to this page or any other page on the site, please do get in touch. I always thank people kindly and provide them with acknowledgement here.
See also:
You might also enjoy some of these posts from our blog:
- The 50 Best Blogs for Word Lovers - A huge list worth bookmarking for future reference.
- How to Write a Song - Songwriters often use both metaphors and similes.
- How to Write a Poem - Poets practically invented both metaphors and similes.
- How to Write a Book - Most novelists use similes and metaphors in their fiction.
- Bible Quotes - Some would contend that the entire book is metaphorical rather than literal.
Last updated: January 2, 2012.