Lions

"The food of the lion (causes) indigestion to the wolf."

"There are no pacts between lions and men."

"The lion is not so fierce as they paint him."

"The lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together."

"Noli Barbam vellere mortuo leoni."

"They rejoice Each with their kind, lion with lioness, So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined."

"It is not always realised that the lion, ordinarily looked upon as a native of Africa, had in historic times a habitat extending beyond the limits of that continent from Macedonia to Western Bengal—though the Old Testament should afford a reminder of its former existence in Palestine. Outside India, there is no doubt that the lion was still to be found in the remoter parts of Mesopotamia and southern Persia in the beginning of the present century. When in the Persian Gulf during the [first] Great War, I heard of definite evidence of its continued existence in both countries so late as the year 1917; but it is there almost certainly on the verge of extinction, if not absolutely extinct, today. ... The last stronghold of the lion in India was, and is, the in Kathiawar; there alone he has been able to maintain a footing up to the present time, by reason of the enlightened policy of strict preservation followed by the authorities of the Junagadh State."

"Exceeding wise they roar like lions mightily, they, all-possessing, are beauteous as antelopes; Stirring the darkness with lances and spotted deer, combined as priests, with serpents' fury through their might."

"The Maruts, Friends of men, are glorious as the fire: their mighty and resplendent succour we implore. Those storming Sons of Rudra clothed in robes of rain, boon-givers of good gifts, roar as the lions roar."

"Like a car-driver whipping on his horses, he makes the messengers of rain spring forward. Far off resounds the roaring of the lion, what time Parjanya fills the sky with rain-cloud."

"Averting woe, they labour hard to bring him, the ancient, plenteous food as power resistless. May he, born newly, conquer his assailants: round him they stand as round an angry lion."

"What time thou settest near the Sun thy body, thy form, Immortal One, is seen expanding: Thou a wild elephant with might invested. like a dread lion as thou wieldest weapons."

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

"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."

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

"Rouse the lion from his lair."

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

"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..."

"Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number"

"O lion, your allies in the reedbeds are numerous."

"The lion who lives a life of compassion will receive it."

"An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep."

"The lion shall lie down with the lamb."