Cloak/metaphor

Famous quotes containing the words cloak and/or metaphor:

    You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, Do not resist an evildoer. But if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other also; and if anyone wants to sue you and take your coat, give your cloak as well...
    Bible: New Testament, Matthew 5:38-40.

    Jesus.

    —fur-petalled chrysanthemum,
    squirrel-killer—
    is a metaphor only if I
    force him to be one....
    Denise Levertov (b. 1923)