Lion Proverbs

[pieces o nine]

Consider the lions how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these/
~King James

[Swatopluk]

Si tacuisses leo iam mansisses

[Griffin NoName]

To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most lions simply with a view to crowding hell.

~Marquis de Sade

[Swatopluk]

The grass is always greener on the other side of the lion

[Sibling DavidH]

The next pope will have to be a lion.

[Swatopluk]

Eritis sicut leo scientes bonum et malum

[Aphos]

If it quacks like a lion, it is probably a lion.

[Swatopluk]

Trau keinem Leu auf grüner Heid
Und keinem Gnu auf seinen Eid
Nicht dem Alpaka aufs Gewissen
Du wirst von allen Drei'n beschissen

[Griffin NoName]

Lions are our friends, they tell us our faults.

[Swatopluk]

Extra ecclesiam nullus leo

[Sibling DavidH]

Roused by the lash of his own stubborn tail our lion now will foreign foes assail.

[Swatopluk]

Sic transit gloria leonis

[Griffin NoName]

First weigh the lons, then take the risks.

[Swatopluk]

The way to hell is paved with good lions

[Griffin NoName]

The school of hard lions is an accelerated curriculum.