Dragon Quotes From All Over

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Jealousy, that dragon which slays love under the pretence of keeping it alive.
~ Havelock Ellis

The crest was a dragon, whose head reached out toward
the sun. Under that came the motto - Arduus ad Solem.
[meaning "striving towards the sun"]
~ Paul Watkins, Stand Before Your God:
A Boarding School Memoir

[full size] Dragon, hanging scroll
by Tesshu Yamaoka (1836-1888)

The fish in his pond are big as dragons,
And the surrounding forest is still the day long.
~ Zen Poems of Ryokan (translated by John Stevens)

Merlin foretold from an omen of a dragon that as King, Uther
would have a powerful son, overlord of vast territories.
Uther adopted the style 'Pendragon' meaning 'Dragon's Head'
and later, through the good offices of Merlin, fathered Arthur.
~ King Arthur, Pitkin Guides

The Scorpion connects with the Serpent through the Dragon.
~ Dion Fortune

"...and ye shall fly on the wings of dragons..."
~ Wicca

Did ever dragon keep so fair a cave?
Beautiful tyrant!
Fiend angelical!
Dove-feather'd raven!
Wolvish ravening lamb!
~ Juliet about Romeo
in Romeo & Juliet, Shakespeare

The dragon wing of night o’erspreads the earth.
~ Achilles, after killing Hector
in Troilus and Cressida, Shakespeare

It's hard to stop Muggles from noticing us if we're keeping dragons in the back garden - anyway, you can't tame dragons, it's dangerous.
~ Ron Weasley, Harry Potter series

If you can't take the heat, don't tickle the dragon.
~ Scott Fahlman

"May the dragon of life only roast your hot-dogs
and never burn your buns!"
~ wolfdyke on thinkexist.com

With money you are a dragon; with no money, a worm.
~ Chinese Proverb

The javelin-snake (amphiptere) hurls itself from the branches of trees.
~ Pliny the Elder

No doubt but there is none other beeste comparable to the mightie dragon in awesome power and majestie, and few so worthie of the diligent studies of wise men.
~ Gildas Magus, Ars Draconis, 1465

A person who has been hypnotised by a dragon should be made to do a large number of complicated mathematical sums.
~ Dragonology

Every new stroke of civilization has cost the lives of countless brave men, who have fallen defeated by the dragon, in their efforts to win the apples of the Hesperides, or the fleece of gold.
~ D. H. Lawrence, 1885-1930

She hurried at his words, beset with fears,
For there were sleeping dragons all around...
~ John Keats, The Eve of St Agnes, XL

They were strange books. They spoke about mercury, salt, dragons, and kings, and he didn't understand any of it.
~ The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho

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From the animation, Pete's Dragon:

First there’s a dragon and now money talks. Will miracles ever cease?
~ Doc Terminus

Well if there's enough room for a chowder-head like you, then there's more than enough room for a dragon.
~ Nora

Lampie: "You know anything about dragons?"
Dr. Terminus: "Of course I do. I see them in all the big cities going down the streets, with that funny little walk, wearing bright colors, fluttering around..."

Work, work, work, everyone. All this nonsense about a dragon.
~ Mrs. Taylor

A Dragon! A Dragon! I Dare I Saw a Dragon!
~ Old Man

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From The Dragon Spirit: How to Self-Market Your Dream, by Ron Rubin and Stuart Gold. List compiled by Lady Rose:

Change is a dragon - ride it and transform.

Everything great and colorful is because of the dragon.

The greatness of a dragon is not judged by its strength, but by its perseverance.

Those who can see a dragon are those who believe they can.

The ascent of a dragon into heaven is a majesty beyond compare.

When word of a dragon came, all sought out its existence.

A dragon achieves its destiny by creating it.

The brilliance of a dragon is second only to the stars in heaven.

A true dragon transforms action into right, and right into duty.

A dragon that does not give its heart wings will never fly.

Without rightful practice, a dragon cannot exist.

A dragon that soars knows that there is no such thing as a pathless path.

The Chinese ancients believed that if you breathe life and energy into your spiritual dragon, or your greater self, you create change that breathes life and energy into all, allowing you to ride the dragon’s expansive spirit to a zenith of endless possibilities.
~ A favourite of Lady Rose's (source unknown)

Claim and ride your dragon, discover the magic in you and live your dreams now.
~ Lady Rose

If you ignore the dragon, it will eat you. If you try to confront the dragon it will overpower you. If you ride the dragon, you will take advantage of its might and power.
~ A Chinese Proverb

"Much unlike a mortal
who hurts the ones they love
A dragon's love is forever
and as pure as a peaceful dove."
~ IslandPrincess.org

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