‘A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heart burn?’ ~ Bob Hope

‘HYENA, n. A beast held in reverence by some oriental nations from its habit of frequenting at night the burial-places of the dead. But the medical student does that.’ ~ Ambrose Bierce

‘There’s always the hyena of morality at the garden gate, and the real wolf at the end of the street.’ ~ D. H. Lawrence

‘Do let’s pretend that I’m a hungry hyena, and you’re a bone!’ ~ Lewis Carroll

‘We slander the hyena; man is the fiercest and cruellest animal.’ ~ Henry David Thoreau