Hunger drives a dog to hunt, so the leopard; passion the cat, so the leopard.

A cat is sufficient unto himself, and a leopard is so; but a dog hangs on a man's nod, and a leopard can so be beguiled.

A leopard is sleek as a cat and pleased by stroking; like a cat he will scratch his friend on occasion.

Yet again, he has a dog's intrepidity, knows no fear, is single-purposed, not to be called off, longanimous.

But the cat in him makes him wary, tempts him to treacherous dealing, keeps him apart from counsels, advises him to keep his own.