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Unicorn Quotes
"Their bodies are white, their heads dark red, and their eyes dark blue.
They have a horn on the forehead which is about a foot and a half in length."
~Ctesias~
Indica, (416B.C.)
"Like a lion, without fear of the howling pack; Like a gust of wind,
ne'er trapped in a snare; Like a lotus blossom, ne'er sprinkled by water;
Like me, like a unicorn, in solitude roam."
~Hymn of Buddha~
"To this day, it is said, malicious animals poison this water after
sundown, so that none can thereupon drink it. But early in the
morning, as soon as the sun rises, a unicorn comes out of the
ocean, dips his horn into the water to expel the venom from it
so that the other animals may drink thereof during the day.
This as I describe it. I saw it with my own eyes."
~Johannes van Hesse of Utrecht~
(1389)
"Toward noon we spotted an animal gazing down at us from a
sterile mountain peak of red and black rocks... Our guide stated
that the animal must certainly be a unicorn, and he pointed out
to us the single horn which jutted from its forehead. With great
caution we gazed back at this most noble creature, regretting it
was no closer for us to examine still more minutely."
~Friar Faber~
(1438)
"Now I will believe that there are unicorns..."
~William Shakespeare~
(The Tempest)
"Do you know, I always thought unicorns were fabulous monsters, too?
I never saw one alive before!' 'Well, now that we have seen each other,'
said the unicorn, 'if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you."
~Lewis Carroll~
(Through the Looking Glass)
"The question of historicity and actuality with regard to gods and
unicorns is a relatively trifling matter which may be left to
antiquarians and biologists, for both the god and the unicorn had
a business to perform greater than any mere existence in the flesh
could explain or provide a basis for."
~Odell Shepard~
(The Lore of the Unicorn)
"Today it is said that the unicorn never existed. However, it is
marvelously clear that when the unicorn was first described and
centuries later when the tapestries were woven, everyone believed
in unicorns."
~Marianna Mayer~
(The Unicorn and the Lake)
"The unicorn, she said, was a marvelous beast, shining with honour,
wisdom and strength. Just to see him strengthened the soul."
~Megan Lindholm~
(The Unicorn in the Maze)
"Then what is magic for? What use is wizardry if it cannot save a unicorn?"
~Peter S. Beagle~
(The Last Unicorn)
"Touched it? A mortal laid hand on a unicorn?!"
~Legend, the movie~
A wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.
~Tibetan proverb~
Some things you have to believe to see.
~Anonymous~
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