(9 quotes found)
“Every hare may pluck the dead lion's mane”
Proverb
“INFERIAE,n. [Latin] Among the Greeks and Romans, sacrifices for propitation of the _Dii Manes_, or souls of the dead heroes; for the pious ancients could not invent enough gods to satisfy their spiritual needs, and had to have a number of makeshift deities, or, as a sailor might say, jury-gods, which they made out of the most unpromising materials. It was while sacrificing a bullock to the spirit of Agamemnon that Laiaides, a priest of Aulis, was favored with an audience of that illustrious warrior's shade, who prophetically recounted to him the birth of Christ and the triumph of Christianity, giving him also a rapid but tolerably complete review of events down to the reign of Saint Louis. The narrative ended abruptly at the point, owing to the inconsiderate crowing of a cock, which compelled the ghosted King of Men to scamper back to Hades. There is a fine mediaeval flavor to this story, and as it has not been traced back further than Pere Brateille, a pious but obscure writer at the court of Saint Louis, we shall probably not err on the side of presumption in considering it apocryphal, though Monsignor Capel's judgment of the matter might be different; and to that I bow --wow.”
Ambrose Bierce
“MANES, n. The immortal parts of dead Greeks and Romans. They were in a state of dull discomfort until the bodies from which they had exhaled were buried and burned; and they seem not to have been particularly happy afterward.”
“The manes are always pleased with offerings made in open, naturally pure places, on the banks of rivers, and in secluded spots.”
Guru Nanak
“Now learn fully from whom all these manes derive their origin, and with what ceremonies they ought to be worshipped.”
“The lion's mane is used by the male lion to make him look bigger when he wants to rule the pride.”
Laura Warner
“Long hair is considered bohemian, which may be why I grew it, but I keep it long because I love the way it feels, part cloak, part fan, part mane, part security blanket”
Marge Piercy
“While a big mane impresses everybody, even a small mane can be imposing in hot, dry climates.”
Bruce Patterson
