Elephants Quotes

364 Elephants quotes by 293 unique authors

It's no good telling somebody they're trying too hard. It's very much like ordering a child to go stand in a corner for a half… — John D. MacDonald
. . . indeed what reason may not go to Schoole to the wisdome of Bees, Ants, and Spiders? what wise hand teacheth them to… — Thomas Browne
In the divine Scriptures, there are shallows and there are deeps; shallows where the lamb may wade, and deeps where the elephant may swim. — John Owen
Elephants, it turns out, are surprisingly stealthy. As the sunlight fades, other species declare their presence. Throngs of zebras and wildebeests thunder by in the… — Thomas French
Contrary to what most people say, the most dangerous animal in the world is not the lion or the tiger or even the elephant. It's… — Jack Handey
The Christian icon is not the Stars and Stripes but a cross-flag, and its emblem is not a donkey, an elephant, or an eagle, but… — Shane Claiborne
I remember my friend Johnny von Neumann used to say, 'with four parameters I can fit an elephant and with five I can make him… — Enrico Fermi
He who mounts a wild elephant goes where the elephant goes. — Randolph Bourne
It's one thing to be helpless as one tries to lace a corset or to mount an elephant, quite another to be helpless as a… — John Speed
I suppose if there were a part of the world in which mastodon still lived, somebody would design a new gun, and men, in their… — Beryl Markham
It is absurd for a man to kill an elephant. It is not brutal, it is not heroic, and certainly it is not easy; it… — Beryl Markham
The two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change. — Seth MacFarlane
Despite the reams of paperwork, obstacles worthy of a horse show, and a wait that can rival an elephant's gestation, adoption feels no different on… — Scott Simon
They say that vegetable food is not sufficiently nutritious. But chemistry proves the contrary. So does physiology. So does experience....And again: the largest and strongest… — Unknown Author
Our elders say that an elephant does not find its own trunk heavy. — Unknown Author
Only those with skin as thick as elephant hide can hope to sail through their teens unscathed by self-doubt and bouts of depression. — Mariella Frostrup
Well, I bought a ticket to the circus. I don't know why I was surprised to see elephants. — Norris Church Mailer
There is no creature among all the Beasts of the world which hath so great and ample demonstration of the power and wisdom of almighty… — Edward Topsell
OK, the rule is, you can [make love to] an elephant if you want to, but if you do you can't cover the circus. — A. M. Rosenthal
The world is not a burden; we make it a burden by our desires. When the desires are removed, the world is as light as… — Baba Hari Dass

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