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.
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I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.
People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
What happens when you take a lion out of the safari and try to take him to your place of residence and make him a house pet? It ain't going to happen. That's the type of person that I am. I'm that lion.
The real power of the Buddha was that he had so much love. He saw people trapped in their notions of small separate self, feeling guilty or proud of that self, and he offered revolutionary teachings that resounded like a lion's roar, like a great rising tide, helping people to wake up and break free from the prison of ignorance.
If you are the person who gets the lion's share of attention in good times, guess what: you get the lion's share of attention in bad times.
With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or starve. It's no different for the human race. Whether you consider yourself a gazelle or a lion, you have to run faster than others to survive.
Do I believe in arbitration? I do. But not in arbitration between the lion and the lamb, in which the lamb is in the morning found inside the lion.
All species capable of grasping this fact manage better in the struggle for existence than those which rely upon their own strength alone: the wolf, which hunts in a pack, has a greater chance of survival than the lion, which hunts alone.
I've got a friend who is a lion tamer. He used to be a school teacher till he lost his nerve.
Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.
A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together.
When many work together for a goal, Great things may be accomplished. It is said a lion cub was killed By a single colony of ants.
Seeing the actual 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe', I absolutely loved it. It became one of my favourite films. It was a real Christmas classic, and it was one of the most popular films ever in British history.
Vegetarians are cool. All I eat are vegetarians - except for the occasional mountain lion steak.
Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.
The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.
It is not good to wake a sleeping lion.