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“It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.” Daniel Defoe
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.- James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)
In 1917, three children were herding sheep in Fátima when, according to their story, the Virgin Mary appeared to them. They claimed that she continued to appear to them on the 13th of every month, relaying messages and prophesies. Word of the visions spread, and at one point, the children were arrested. Then, on October [...]
In levying taxes and in shearing sheep it is well to stop when you get down to the skin. -O’Malley, Austin
“If God did not want them shorn, he would not have made them sheep.” — The Magnificent Seven
A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves. Henry de Jouvenel
“He is a sheep in sheep’s clothing”- Winston Churchill on Clement Attlee.
“It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.” ~Elizabeth Kenny
“It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.” Elizabeth Kenny
Where does virgin wool come from? The sheep that runs the fastest. Banks, Harry F. quotes