Quote#Wisdom
Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than the dove;…
Quote byChristopher Marlowe · 1564–1593
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Jew of Malta (c. 1589), Barabas, Act II, scene iii. Marlowe is referencing Jesus, "Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves," in Matthew 10:16..
English (original)
Now will I show myself to have more of the serpent than the dove; that is, more knave than fool.
— Christopher Marlowe
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