In response to a question about the most beloved animal, many call it a fox. This is not surprising, because most foxes, like cats, are associated with such qualities as dexterity, cunning, grace, grace.
The image of this animal occupies an important place in world culture. It is enough to recall Russian folk tales, in which the fox often plays a key role: “The Fox and the Crane”, “The Fox the Confessor”, “The Fox-sister and the Wolf” and others. In addition, the animal is often mentioned in Japanese folklore: nine-tailed kitsune ("fox" in Japanese) have magical powers and can take on a human form.
Quotes about foxes can also be found in the works of famous writers. Some of them become famous aphorisms.
Quotes about foxes. Just reach out
“A fox ,” the fox said to the fox, “please remember that if it’s hard, bad, sad, scary, if you’re tired, you just stretch your paw.” And I will give you mine, wherever you are, even if there are other stars or everyone walks on their heads. Because the sadness of one fox, divided into two foxes - this is not at all scary. And when another paw holds you by the paw - what's the difference, what else is there in the world?
This touching passage is taken from Igor Farbarzhevich’s book “Tales of the Little Fox”, according to which 8 cartoons were created by the Ekran studio and director Boris Tuzanovich.
The main character, Little Fox, lives with Papa Fox in the Old Forest. Each of the 20 fairy tales tells of adventures that constantly happen to the animal: it falls under the strawberry rain, tames the dragon, treats friends with spruce apples, and talks with the Old Echo.
The only one in the whole world
That was before my Fox. He was no different from a hundred thousand other foxes. But I made friends with him, and now he is the only one in the whole world.
"The Little Prince" - the famous philosophical tale, written by the French author Antoine de Saint-Exupery, which became his most famous work.
One of the characters in this story is the Fox, whom the Little Prince meets during his journey on planet Earth. Quotes about the Fox from The Little Prince reveal and explain the essence of friendship, what is its value and true meaning. The fox becomes the character from whom the Little Prince learns fidelity, devotion, responsibility for his loved ones. It is the animal that pronounces the most famous phrase from the work: "We are responsible for those we tamed."
About the fox tail
Many proverbs, sayings and quotes about the fox are dedicated to its tail. It is the tail that is presented as the main pride of the animal and a symbol of cunning - a trait that is traditionally associated with this animal.
The fox is recognized by its tail.
According to such statements, the tail is what helps the fox in all its cunning deeds and accomplishments. With it, she can cover up the tracks, and also cover with her tail something that she would like to hide from others.
They feed the wolf’s teeth, wear hare’s legs, and protect the fox’s tail.
Hawk about foxes
Hoku (or haiku) is a genre of traditional Japanese poetry. A distinctive feature of hokku is its special form - 17 syllables that make up a column of hieroglyphs. Most poems are devoted to nature and its inhabitants - animals and plants, in whose images some traits of a human person are often hidden.
May my feeling not be a fox
And let you not bunch of grapes
Lurking from an immodest gaze
The heart seeks to steal you.
This beautiful Japanese quote about the fox is an excerpt from the hokku "The Tricks of the Fox," written by poet Shimazaki Haruki.
About flattery
Not always a fox is a positive character. Sometimes it is presented as the personification of such negative traits as lies, flattery, selfishness and greedy desire to benefit from anything.
Fear cheap praises covered in foxhide.
This quote about the fox belongs to the ancient Roman poet Quintus Horace Flacus, better known as Horace. In this statement, the writer speaks of flattery, and under the phrase “fox skin” here lies nothing more than dishonest intentions.
About fair trial
When a goose case is decided in court, there should not be a fox among the jury.
Another quote about the fox, showing this animal in a bad light, belongs to the English historian and preacher Thomas Fuller.
If in the previous statement we were talking about flattery, then this aphorism speaks of a court that should be impartial. Only in this case can an honest verdict be issued. If among the judges there are people who are interested in a certain outcome of the case, it is unlikely that injustice can be avoided.