The girl dreams she is dangerously ill. Suddenly birds come out of her skin and cover her completely ... Swarms of gnats obscure the sun, the moon, and all the stars except one. That one start falls upon the dreamer. Carl Jung
Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn Among the river sallows, borne aloft Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies. John Keats
When gnats act in concert they will bring down an elephant: when ants set to work, and move in a body, they can strip a fierce lion of its hide. Saadi
Verily, civilized patriots strain gnats and swallow camels! Kirby Page
Straining at gnats and swallowing camels is a required course in all law schools. Robert A. Heinlein
When gnats swarm in January, the peasant becomes a beggar. Dutch Proverb