I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known…

To be a good shepherd is to shear the flock, not skin it!

— Tiberius

It is the duty of a good shepherd to shear his sheep, not to skin them.

— Tiberius

The good Shepherd dog knows his master almost better than himself and must wonder indeed at the lack of the reverse.

— Max von Stephanitz

A good shepherd shears his flock, not flays them. [Lat., Boni pastoris est tondere pecus non deglubere.]

— Suetonius

“help us to live with more confidence that Jesus is the Good Shepherd, not a consulting partner; a very present Lord, not an absentee…

— Scotty Smith

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that…

— Jesus

“I'll tell you, I now know why Jesus called himself the Good Shepherd. It was because he had such a deep and beautiful feeling…

— Joseph F. Girzone

The Lord called Himself and is the 'good Shepherd' (Jn. 10:11). If you believe in His guidance, then you will understand by your heart…

— John of Kronstadt

“How wonderful it is being a sheep in the flock of God. Our shepherd is the one that created the grass that we need…

— Edmond Sanganyado

We were looking for a 'good shepherd,' and instead we got a German shepherd.

— Pope Benedict XVI

A good shepherd knows time like no other, and a good shepherd sleeps well, even while dreaming of wolves.

— Steve Cash

It takes some of us a lifetime to learn that Christ, our Good Shepherd, knows exactly what He is doing with us. He understands…

— W. Phillip Keller

A shepherd may be a very able, trusty, and good shepherd, without a sweetheart - better, perhaps, than with one. But what is he…

— James Hogg

May God forgive us for the times when we as individuals and as a Church failed to seek out and care for those little…

— Sean Brady

“The good shepherd saves his sheep.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita