“For all we know that English people are/ Fed upon beef - I won't say much of beer/ Because 'tis liquor only, and being far/ From this my subject, has no business here;/ We know too, they are very fond of war,/ A pleasure - like all pleasures - rather dear;/ So were the Cretans - from which I infer/ That beef and battle both were owing her” PeopleKnowsWarPleasureAnimalSubjectsBattleDearBeerFedsAnimal RightsLiquorBeefFed UpOwing Book:Byron: Selected Poetry and Prose Source: Byron: Selected Poetry and Prose
“The Bactrian have two humps; the Arabian one only. They are swift in battle and most useful to carry burdens. This animal is extremely observant of rule and measure, for it will not move if it has a greater weight than it is used to, and if it is taken too far it does the same, and suddenly stops and so the merchants are obliged to lodge there.” IfsDoeTwoMovingUsedAnimalTakenGreaterBattleWeightBurdenObligedMerchantsObservantLodgesArabian Book:The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci Source: The notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci
“It's fortunate that I am a writer, because that has helped me understand the properties of words. They are what have made life complex. In the battle for status in the animal kingdom, power and aggressiveness have been all-important. But among humans, once they acquired speech, all that changed.” HumansHas BeensMadeImportantAnimalChangedBattleSpeechPropertyComplexesKingdomsFortunateAggressivenessAnimal Kingdom Author:Tom Wolfe
“I have seen Tasmanian devils battle over a carcass. I have seen lionesses crowding a kill, dingoes on the trail of a feral piglet, and adult croc thrashing its prey to pieces. But never, in all the animal world, have I witnessed anything to match the casual cruelty of the human being.” WorldHumansHuman BeingsAnimalPiecesBattleDevilAdultsCrueltyTrailsPreyCasualAnimal WorldPigletLionessCrocsDingoesTasmanian Devils Book:Steve & Me Source: Steve & Me
“Everyone gets scared, Princess. Even brave men sometimes run the first time they see battle. In armies, that's why there's so much training. The ones who hold aren't the courageous ones, they're the well-trained ones. We have instincts like any other animal.” MenFirstsWellsSometimesRunningAnimalBattleTrainingFirst TimeArmyBraveInstinctScaredCourageousPrincessBrave Man Book:Warbreaker Source: Warbreaker