--- title: "8 King Beasts Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 8 King Beasts quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best King Beasts sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/william-pinnock-89890_agility_of-all-animals-the-outward-form-of-the-l_165699.jpg" --- > [Of all animals, the outward form of the Lion is the most striking ; his look is bold and confident; his gait…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-pinnock/of-all-animals-the-outward-form-of-the-lion-is-the-most-striking-his/) [William Pinnock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-pinnock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/william-pinnock-89890_agility_of-all-animals-the-outward-form-of-the-l_165699.jpg) > [“Love is the king of the beasts And when it gets hungry it must kill to eat Love is the king of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-callahan/love-is-the-king-of-the-beasts-and-when-it-gets-hungry-it-must-kill/) [Bill Callahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-callahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f7/bill-callahan-10685_animals_love-is-the-king-of-the-beasts-and-when_222934.jpg) > [King of the animals-- as thou hast described him-- I should rather say king of the beasts, thou being the greatest--because thou…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-da-vinci/king-of-the-animals-as-thou-hast-described-him-i-should-rather-say/) [Leonardo da Vinci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-da-vinci/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/81c/leonardo-da-vinci-330_animal_king-of-the-animals-as-thou-hast-describ_944302.jpg) > [Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds them. We live by the death of others. We are burial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-da-vinci/truly-man-is-the-king-of-beasts-for-his-brutality-exceeds-them-we/) [Leonardo da Vinci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-da-vinci/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f4/leonardo-da-vinci-330_beast_truly-man-is-the-king-of-beasts-for-his_1366953.jpg) > [King of the animals — as thou hast described him — I should rather say king of the beasts, thou being the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-da-vinci/king-of-the-animals-as-thou-hast-described-him-i-should-rather-say-2/) [Leonardo da Vinci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-da-vinci/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8d/leonardo-da-vinci-330_animal_king-of-the-animals-as-thou-hast-describ_1984531.jpg) > [The lion cares less about being king of the beasts than about finding his dinner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mason-cooley/the-lion-cares-less-about-being-king-of-the-beasts-than-about-finding/) [Mason Cooley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mason-cooley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5a/mason-cooley-92_beast_the-lion-cares-less-about-being-king-of_2311600.png) > [A lion is called a 'king of beasts' obviously for a reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-hanna/a-lion-is-called-a-king-of-beasts-obviously-for-a-reason/) [Jack Hanna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-hanna/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d7/jack-hanna-31220_animals_a-lion-is-called-a-king-of-beasts-obviou_2380442.jpg) > [“Not even the lion is designated as the king of the beasts,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-pacwa/not-even-the-lion-is-designated-as-the-king-of-the-beasts/) [Mitch Pacwa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-pacwa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/642/mitch-pacwa-59228_beasts_not-even-the-lion-is-designated-as-the-k_3018665.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/king-beasts/#itemlist", "name": "King Beasts Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Of all animals, the outward form of the Lion is the most striking ; 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