Sheep Quotes
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Upon the first goblet he read this inscription, monkey wine; upon the second, lion wine; upon the third, sheep wine; upon the fourth, swine wine. These four inscriptions expressed the four descending degrees of drunkenness: the first, that which enlivens; the second, that which irritates; the third, that which stupefies; finally the last, that which brutalizes.
Victor Hugo
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An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.
Alexander III of Russia
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The heart set to do the Father's will need never fear defeat. His promises of guidance may be fully counted upon. Does it make sense to believe that the Shepherd would care less about getting His sheep where He wants them to go than they care about getting there?
Elisabeth Elliot
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Women, when they have made a sheep of a man, always tell him that he is a lion with a will of iron.
Honore de Balzac
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Tis a dainty thing to command, though 'twere but a flock of sheep.
Miguel de Cervantes
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Sleep, baby, sleep. Thy father's watching the sheep. Thy mother's shaking the dreamland tree, and down drops a little dream for thee.
Elizabeth Prentiss
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A relative of mine ... spends his time producing improved breeds of sheep and pigs and chickens. So patronising and irritating to teh Almighty, I should think.
Hector Hugh Munro