Firsts Quote by Christopher Hitchens

In most, when you go to church, most churches when they have images of the good shepherd, they show Jesus carrying a nice fluffy…

— Desmond Tutu

Experience has taught me that the Shepherd is far more willing to show His sheep the path than the sheep are to follow. He…

— Elisabeth Elliot

“If we want to understand Christian elders and their work, we must understand the biblical imagery of shepherding. As keepers of sheep, New Testament…

— Alexander Strauch

This is precisely the reason for the dissatisfaction of some, who end up sad - sad priests - in some sense becoming collectors of…

— Pope Francis

The Lord called Himself and is the 'good Shepherd' (Jn. 10:11). If you believe in His guidance, then you will understand by your heart…

— John of Kronstadt

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

— Stendhal

“The work of feeding and tending sheep is hard work, arduous work, and love for the sheep alone will not do it; you must…

— Alexander Strauch

Sheep are not the docile, pleasant creatures of the pastoral idyll. Any countryman will tell you that. They are sly, occasionally vicious, pathologically stupid.…

— Joanne Harris

If sheep do not have the constant care of a shepherd, they will go the wrong way, unaware of the dangers at hand. They…

— Kay Arthur

If we are the sheep of His pasture, remember that sheep are headed for the altar.

— Jim Elliot

What shepherd feeds his sheep with his own blood? But Christ feeds us with His own Blood and in all things unites us to…

— Saint John Chrysostom

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers.

— Voltaire