A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts to wither away. Gene Roddenberry
Bears when first born are shapeless masses of white flesh a little larger than mice, their claws alone being prominent. The mother then licks them gradually into proper shape. Pliny the Elder
Madness, mayhem, erotic vandalism, devastation of innumerable souls - while we scream and perish, History licks a finger and turns the page. Thomas Ligotti
One who handles honey, licks his fingers. Turkish Proverb
The cat well knows whose beard she licks. Portuguese Proverb
Beware of the cat that licks from the front but claws from behind. English Proverb