“The fox provides for himself, but God provides for the lion.”
William Blake
“A prince must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves. Those that wish to be only lions do not understand this. Therefore, a prudent ruler ought not to keep faith when by so doing it would be against his interest, and when the reasons which made him bind himself no longer exist. If men were all good, this precept would not be a good one; but as they are bad, and would not observe their faith with you, so you are not bound to keep faith with them.”
Niccolo Machiavelli
“If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning.”
“What the lion cannot manage to do the fox can.”
German Proverb
“Like Aesop's fox, when he had lost his tail, would have all his fellow foxes cut off theirs”
Robert Burton
“When a fox preaches, take care of your geese.”
Proverb
“It is a stupid goose that listens to the fox preach”
French Proverb
