“The breaking of so great a thing should makeA greater crack: the round worldShould have shook lions into civil streets,And citizens to their dens.”
“Should the whole frame of nature round him break,In ruin and confusion hurled,He, unconcerned, would hear the mighty crack,And stand secure amidst a falling world.”
“In the wind, the trees, like agitated lions preparing to roar, shook their great green manes.”
“For dogs we kings should have lions, and for cats, tigers. The great benefits a crown.”
“So it is the human condition that to wish for the greatness of one's fatherland is to wish evil to one's neighbors. The citizen of the universe would be the man who wishes his country never to be either greater or smaller, richer or poorer.”
“I'm in a bastard mood, so wait for her to come to me without moving. Here kitty kitty, come to the lion's den.”