"Pay attention to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the holy spirit has appointed you overseers, to shepherd the congregation of God, which he purchased with the blood of his own Son. I know that after my going away oppressive wolves will enter in among you and will not treat the flock with tenderness, and from among you yourselves men will rise and speak twisted things to draw away the disciples after themselves."

"The misinformation promulgated by wolf advocacy groups ranges from minor technical errors to major deception and fraud. Technical biological misinformation, though bothersome to professionals working with wolves, is not as serious as deception about such issues as the status and trends in wolf populations. This latter type of misinformation tends to motivate well-meaning wolf advocates to press their causes through letter-writing campaigns, public meetings, lobbying, and lawsuits. For example, animal welfare and wolf advocacy groups have been advertising for funds in major national newspapers for years, claiming that wolves were threatened in Denali National Park and other parts of Alaska, despite documentation to the contrary. These misrepresentations have even made it into conference proceedings. In the non-peer-reviewed proceedings of a nonprofit citizen organization, "Defenders of Wildlife's Restoring the Wolf Conference," undocumented claims were made the wolf has been eliminated from "95% of its former range" and "95% of its historic range in North America". The actual figures are closer to 30% of its global range and 40% of its North American range."

"Lambs don't rush into the mouth of the sleeping wolf."

"Though you teach a wolf the paternoster, he will say: "Lamb! lamb!""

"Talk of the wolf and his tail appears."

"In a small pretence the wolf devours the sheep."

"Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood."

"When the wolf grows old, the crows ride him."

"An easy shepherd makes the wolf void wool."

"There's no showing the wolf to a bad dog."

"What the she-wolf does (brings forth) pleases the he-wolf."

"Whilst the dogs are growling at each other, the wolf devours the sheep."

"The wolf preys not in his own field."

"The owl does not praise the light, nor the wolf the dog."

"Si fermano anche i lupi quando hanno afferrato la preda."

"A sheep separated from the flock will feed a wolf sooner or later."

"When the rams lock horns, the wolf gets fed."

"We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be — the mythological epitome of a savage, ruthless killer — which is, in reality, no more than the reflected image of ourself."

"The connection between Mongols and the wolf is... interwoven with religion and folklore. In the Shamanic culture, the wolf is connected with mountain spirits. Children's fairy tales are often filled with references to the clever and mysterious wolf. With all these connections, I assumed it would make sense if Mongols had a bit of wolf blood in them. And perhaps they do. A legend is told about a blue wolf that mated with a red deer. It was their offspring that spawned the tribe of Chingis Khan. Since Chingis is considered the father of the nation, it's no wonder why the wolf is held in such awe."

"There are, of course, several things in Ontario that are more dangerous than wolves. For instance, the step-ladder."

"The mischief [the wolf] causes by his hunting might be borne, though it is considerable, if he were not impelled by his wild hunting zeal and indomitable thirst for blood to slay more than he needs for his sustenance. This renders him a curse to the flock-owner and sportsman, and makes him everybody's cordially hated enemy."

"It is better to save a hundred sheep than save one wolf."

"One who is not willing to risk his child will not catch the wolf."

"Inescapably, the realization was being borne in upon my preconditioned mind that the centuries-old and universally accepted human concept of wolf character was a palpable lie. On three separate occasions in less than a week I had been completely at the mercy of these 'savage killers'; but far from attempting to tear me limb from limb, they had displayed a restraint verging on contempt, even when I invaded their home and appeared to be posing a direct threat to the young pups."

"If one is unable to draw a strong bow, one will not be able to shoot the evil wolf to death."

"Even the eighty-year-old mother didn't let the wolf catch up with her."

"Wolves housed in cages which are far too small, are still among the most pitiful of all caged animals."

"The Romans did not see [the tale of Romulus, Remus and the she-wolf] as a charming story; they meant to show that they had imbibed wolfish appetites and ferocity with their mother's milk."

"Even if a wolf travels a thousand miles, it will still eat people and even if a dog gets as far as the horizon, it will still eat excrement."

"He sets the wolf to guard the sheep."

"When you see the wolf, do not look for his track."

"A dog is king within a radius of one hundred paces, but is only a wolf in front of his master's door."

"For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack."

"Who does not wish to be like the wolf let him not wear its skin."

"The wolf is always left out of the reckoning."

"All the sheep are not for the wolf."

"Patience! said the wolf to the ass."

"A wolf cannot be satisfied with sheep, a man is never satisfied with thoughts."

"Even a wolf will not harm his pal."

"A wolf makes a living by using his legs, a shepherd by his stick."

"A sheep cannot make friends with a wolf [nor] a poor man with a rich landowner."

"A donkey left with nobody to keep an eye on it is prey for the wolf."

"A wolf pup will never take the place of a dog no matter how much you feed it."

"A wolf worries about its belly and a sheep about its life."

"To put the blame on elders is the nature of the wolf."

"A male match maker plays with a female match maker, and a wolf plays with a lamb."

"From the entire flock, the wolf selects the poor man's only lamb."

"When wolves kill sheep, the dogs grow fat."

"A clumsy wolf will frighten the sheep away, a clumsy thief will be caught."

"Even counted sheep are eaten by the wolf."