“Take hope from the heart of man and you make him a beast of prey.”
“Man is and remains an animal.Here a beast of prey, there a housepet, but always an animal.”
“Take care of him, Soteria. And remember it takes great courage and heart for a man who knows no kindness to show it to another. Even the wildest of beasts can be tamed by a patient and gentle hand. (Takeshi)”
“He who makes a beast of himself, takes the pain out of being a man”
“All thoughts are prey to some beast”
“But then every man is ludicrous if you look at him from outside, without taking into account what’s going on in his heart and mind.”