“Upon my word," said Dantes, "you make me shudder. Is the world filled with tigers and crocodiles?"

"Yes; and remember that two legged tigers and crocodiles are more dangerous than the others.”

—  Alexandre Dumas, book The Count of Monte Cristo

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo

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