Wild House Mouse

Famous quotes containing the words wild, house and/or mouse:

    When among wild beasts, if they menace you, be a wild beast.
    Herman Melville (1819–1891)

    Mrs. Susan Hart Neville: “Oh, Mr. President, it is so good of you to call on me. Won’t you please walk into the parlor and sit down?”
    President Wilson: “I haven’t time to sit down. Your house is on fire.”
    Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)

    A mouse does not run into the mouth of a sleeping cat.
    —Estonian. Trans. by Ilse Lehiste (1993)