"True revolution comes from true revulsion; when things get bad enough the kitten will kill the lion."
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"A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top."
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"A lion doesn't concern itself with the opinion of sheep."
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"I may not be a lion,but I am lions cub and I have lion's heart"
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"I may be personable, but I assure you I am a lion."
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"O, the blood more stirs To rouse a lion than to start a hare!"
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"It may be better to be a live jackal than a dead lion, but it is better still to be a live lion. And usually easier."
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"He's wild, you know. Not like a tame lion."
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"I am an employment hyena. I am happy to make a meal of what the lions leave behind."
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"Proclaim the glory of the Atman with the roar of a lion, and impart fearlessness unto all beings by saying, 'Arise, awake, and stop not till the goal is reached'!"
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"I have never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from other men. There is not much harm in a lion. He has no ideals, no religion, no politics, no chivalry, no gentility; in short, no reason for destroying anything that he does not want to eat"
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"Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts."
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"That's a valiant flea that dares eat his breakfast on the lip of a lion."
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"Lions and tigers, and bears, oh my! - Dorothy in Wizard of Oz"
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"Therefore, it is necessary to be a fox to discover the snares and a lion to terrify the wolves"
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"Familiarity makes the lion more dangerous."
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"You may meditate on whatever you like, but I shall meditate on the heart of a lion. That gives strength"
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"There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues."
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"I never thought much of the courage of a lion tamer. Inside the cage he is at least safe from people."
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"I am impelled, not to squeak like a grateful and apologetic mouse, but to roar like a lion out of pride in my profession."
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