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title: "7 Christians Lions Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Christians Lions quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Christians Lions sayings and thoughts."
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> [The game we are playing her is closest to the old game of 'Christians and lions.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-crandall/the-game-we-are-playing-her-is-closest-to-the-old-game-of-christians/)

[Robert Crandall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-crandall/)

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> [There hasn't been this much excitement since the Romans fed the Christians to the Lions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sid-waddell/there-hasn-t-been-this-much-excitement-since-the-romans-fed-the/)

[Sid Waddell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sid-waddell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/sid-waddell-17986_been_there-hasn-t-been-this-much-excitement-s_262092.png)

> [The Christians to the lions sold out every night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-davies/the-christians-to-the-lions-sold-out-every-night/)

[Ray Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-davies/)

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> [If the Tiber rises too high, or the Nile too low, the remedy is always feeding Christians to the lions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tertullian/if-the-tiber-rises-too-high-or-the-nile-too-low-the-remedy-is-always/)

[Tertullian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tertullian/)

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> [If the sky stands still, if the earth quakes, if there is famine, if there is pestilence, at once the cry is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tertullian/if-the-sky-stands-still-if-the-earth-quakes-if-there-is-famine-if/)

[Tertullian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tertullian/)

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> [“Historian John Keay put it best: ‘The conduct of states, as of individuals, can only be assessed by the standards of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shashi-tharoor/historian-john-keay-put-it-best-the-conduct-of-states-as-of/)

[Shashi Tharoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shashi-tharoor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fac/shashi-tharoor-2698_conduct_historian-john-keay-put-it-best-the-cond_1630076.png)

> [“Back then his usual outfit was too-tight jeans, T-shirts with slogans intended to cause offence like ‘So many Christians, so few lions’,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-thomas/back-then-his-usual-outfit-was-too-tight-jeans-t-shirts-with-slogans/)

[Paul Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-thomas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fe/paul-thomas-74770_cowboy-boot_back-then-his-usual-outfit-was-too-tight_1852359.jpg)

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