Herd Quotes

203 quotes by 174 authors

The herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need. — Napoleon Bonaparte
My dad was the manager at the 45,000-acre ranch, but he owned his own 1,200-acre ranch, and I owned four cattle that he gave to… — Dave Brubeck
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence. — Sun Tzu
We have no organ at all for knowledge, for truth: we know (or believe or imagine) precisely as much as may be useful in the… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The dissenter is every human being at those moments of his life when he resigns momentarily from the herd and thinks for himself. — Archibald MacLeish
A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It's a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the… — Barbara Holland
I am she, O most bucolical juvenal, under whose charge are placed the milky mothers of the herd. — Walter Scott
That's right-the striking thing about greenhouse gases is the diversity of sources that emit them. A herd of cattle belching can be worse than highway… — Thomas Friedman
We have no leadership. They rule by herd. Nobody is in charge. It reminds me of a bunch of cows. — Bud Grant
One is born into a herd of buffaloes and must be glad if one is not trampled under foot before one's time. — Albert Einstein
...You have to pass an exam, and the jobs that you get are either to shine shoes, or to herd cows, or to tend pigs.… — Arthur Rimbaud
Popular thought appeals to crowds, gatherings and tribes, who use it as a way to guide the herd. It is very evident in protests -… — Corey Taylor
In your reaction to an imagined attack on your country or an insult to its government, you draw closer to the herd for protection, you… — Randolph Bourne
Conflict follows wrongdoing as surely as flies follow the herd. — Doc Holliday
There is growing awareness of the beauty of country ... a sincere desire to keep some of it for all time. People are beginning to… — Olaus Murie
Sometimes you just have the thin the herd. — Dennis Miller
The sorrowful spirit finds relaxation in solitude. It abhors people, as a wounded deer deserts the herd and lives in a cave until it is… — Khalil Gibran
War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion throughout society these irresistible forces for uniformity, for passionate cooperation with the government… — Randolph Bourne
One can often recognize herd animals by their tendency to carry bibles. — Allen Wheelis
The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and tenderly loving to… — Saint Francis de Sales

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