“… But the human tongue is a beast that few can master. It strains constantly to break out of its cage, and if it is not tamed, it will tun wild and cause you grief.”

“The wild, cruel beast is not behind the bars of the cage. He is in front of it.”

“Of all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrant; and of all tame, a flatterer.”

“My head is full of fire
and grief and my tongue
runs wild, pierced
with shards of glass.”

“I watch over you betimes to protect you from wild beasts in human form.”

“Riggedy riggedy white
Come and spend the night
We'll play some games
Some wild some tame
Cause if you will, you might.

By, Laberge”

“You tamed the lion in my cage but it just wasn't enough to change my heart”

“How short our span!
If you once realized how brief,
you would refrain
from causing any beast or man
the smallest grief, the slightest pain.”

“You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.”

“Précisément! The body — the cage — is everything of the most respectable — but through the bars, the wild animal looks out.”