Foxes

"πόλλ' οἶδ' ἀλώπηξ, ἐχῖνος ἓν μέγα"

"There iz this difference between genius and common sense in a fox: Common sense is governed by circumstances, but circumstances is governed by genius."

"Let's be perfectly clear, shall we. The fox is not a little orange puppy dog with doe eyes and a waggly tail. It's a disease-ridden wolf with the morals of a psychopath and the teeth of a great white shark."

"With foxes we must play the fox."

"Many Foxes grow grey, but few grow good."

"A fox should not be of the jury at a goose's trial."

"To make women learned, and foxes tame, hath the same operation, which teacheth them to steale more cuningly, but the possibility is not equall, for when it doth one good, it doth twenty harme."

"The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head."

"As I have referred in this article to a tame fox, I should like, before concluding it, to offer a few words of advice to anyone who may think of having a pet fox—that is, don't! The fox is a lovely and charming animal, but it is always a wild creature that should be roaming the country-side. I have had several tame foxes, and have known others, and can only say it is not a domesticable beast; however tame your cub may be, there sooner or later comes a time when it must either turned down in a wood or condemned to a collar and chain, the latter meaning a dull, monotonous existence for it. Far, far better let it live out its woodland life, whether short or long, with its joys and sudden dangers, its surprises and excitements."

"And honoured among foxes and pheasants by the gay house Under the new made clouds and happy as the heart was long, In the sun born over and over, I ran my heedless ways."

"Join the company of lions rather than assume the lead among foxes."

"An election is coming: Universal peace is declared and the foxes have a sincere interest in prolonging the lives of the poultry."

"A prince must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves."

"You will catch the fox with cunning, and the wolf with courage."

"Now when the king had assembled all his subjects together, there was no one absent save Reynard the Fox, against whom many grievous accusations were laid."

"The King taking a straw from the ground, pardoned the fox of all his trespasses which either he or his father had ever committed. If the fox now began to smile, it was no wonder; the sweetness of life required it: yet he fell down before the King and Queen, and humbly thanked them for mercy."

"Multa novit vulpes, verum echinus unum magnum."

"Tar-baby ain't sayin' nuthin', en brer Fox, he lay low."

"Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines (...)"

"Honteux comme un renard qu'une poule aurait pris."

"Where the lion's skin falls short it must be eked out with the fox's."