"If thou wert the lion, the fox would beguile thee; if thou wert the lamb, the fox would eat thee; if thou wert the fox, the lion would suspect thee, when, peradventure, thou wert accused by the ass..."

"The man that once did sell the lion's skin While the beast lived, was killed with hunting him."

"Rouse the lion from his lair."

"The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself."

"There hath the strong-winged eagle left his talon, as a snared lion leaves the trap that caught him. Even the wild steer in his thirst is captured: the leather strap still holds his foot entangled."

"Ye, Strengtheners, for Paura stir the filler swimming in the flood, Advancing to be captured like a lion to the ambuscade."