Assault Quote by Emily Dickinson

What SoftCherubic Creatures These Gentlewomen are One would as soon assault a Plush Or violate a Star

— Anonymous

Fairies: Nature's attempt to get rid of soft boys by sterilizing them.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

They are the strangest of creatures, the most hurtful, boastful, crude, awkward, and pitiful... but we can't help but adore the imperfection that God…

— Superman

They ought to be gentle to their friends and dangerous to their enemies.

— Plato

Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt; It 's like sending them ruffles when wanting a shirt.

— Oliver Goldsmith

The most ferocious animals are disarmed by caresses to their young.

— Victor Hugo

Only strong natures can really be sweet ones; those that seem sweet are in general only weak, and may easily turn sour.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.

— Herman Melville

An infinity of these tiny animals defoliate our plants, our trees, our fruits... they attack our houses, our fabrics, our furniture, our clothing, our…

— Anonymous

Most exotic animals are not particularly interested in people, which makes it hard to provoke them. Human-rearing gets them used to and sometimes imprinted…

— Frans de Waal

I know that a sweet child is the sweetest thing in nature, not even excepting the delicate creatures which bear them.

— Charles Lamb

Once you have an animal, you have to commit to it. They need a sense of freedom, but, of course, they must have some…

— Connie Stevens