#stung

I used to have 30 different species of tarantulas, as well as two Australian scorpions that are considered the deadliest in the world. If stung by one, a person would die in 30 minutes. But when I had kids I had to get rid of them, of course. Those were intense! ↗

— Jonathan Davis

#australian #considered #course #deadliest #die

A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#business #crowd #curiosity #curious #his

Hey, Ryan, if Sting retires, will he change his name to Stung? ↗

— Colin Mochrie

#hey #his #name #retires #ryan

After you get stung, you can't get unstung no matter how much you whine about it. ↗

— Sue Monk Kidd

#life

Stung by the splendour of a sudden thought. ↗

— Robert Browning

#stung #sudden #thought

I have been both praised and criticized. The criticism stung, but the praise sometimes bothered me even more. To have received such praise and honors has always been puzzling to me. ↗

— Billy Joel

#been #both #bothered #criticism #criticized

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees. ↗

— Joseph Joubert

#expect #go #honey #must #search