Sheep Quotes

565 quotes by 450 authors

Taxation: how the sheep are shorn. — Edward Abbey
Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. — Dave Barry
I was literally the black sheep of the family, and there were definitely moments of discomfort while my grandmother was working through her racism. — Lisa Bonet
Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. — James Bovard
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse. — Winston Churchill
The more we are proud that the Bethlehem story is plain enough to be understood by the shepherds, and almost by the sheep, the more… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
To put the flesh of an animal into one's belly makes one an accessory after the fact of its slaughter, simply because if cows, pigs,… — Philip Kapleau
The whole Christ seeks after each sinner, and when the Lord finds it, he gives himself to that one soul as if he had but… — Charles Spurgeon
Although we give lip service to the notion of freedom, we know the government is no longer the servant of the people but, at last… — Gerry Spence
The best way to control cow and sheep is to give them a big grazing field. — Shunryu Suzuki
A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It's just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and… — A. J. Jacobs
Beware of a wolf in sheep's clothing. — Aesop
Nature reaches out to us with welcoming arms, and bids us enjoy her beauty; but we dread her silence and rush into the crowded cities,… — Khalil Gibran
Human beings are not like sheep; and even sheep are not undistinguishably alike. A man cannot get a coat or a pair oboots to fit… — John Stuart Mill
Don't keep forever on the public road, going only where others have gone and following one after the other like a flock of sheep. Leave… — Alexander Graham Bell
I will persist until I succeed. I was not delivered into this world into defeat, nor does failure course in my veins. I am not… — Og Mandino
A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by One after one; the sound of rain, and bees Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and seas,… — William Wordsworth
Why don't sheep shrink when it rains? — George Carlin
Death eats up all things, both the young lamb and the old sheep. — Miguel de Cervantes

Who Wrote These Sheep Quotes

450 authors contributed a total of 565 Sheep Quotes, led by these top contributors: