Lion Proverbs

[Sibling DavidH]

One has to draw a lion in the sand at some point.

[Swatopluk]

A lion that roars before the hunt will go hungry

[Griffin NoName]

Nothing is more conducive to peace of mind than not having any lions at all.

[Swatopluk]

A wise lion avoids a fight. Even a victory will weaken him.

[Griffin NoName]

The Christian resolution to find the lion ugly and bad has made the lion ugly and bad.

[Swatopluk]

Where would the lion be, if the herbivores knew tactics?

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

The experiment was a success:  by giving all the local herbivores night vision goggles, the lions were soon starving.  Alas, the professor forgot to give himself a pair... his paper was published posthumously.

[Swatopluk]

Death was afraid of him because he had the heart of a lion. ~ Arabian Proverb

[Griffin NoName]

I'm sure a lot of you had this experience when you're changing. You're growing as a person and people tend to treat you like you were 18 months ago, and it's really frustrating sometimes when you're growing up and you're more capable. It's the same thing with a company and the press. The press is going to have a lag time. The best thing we can do about the press is embrace them and do the best thing we can to educate them about our strategy. But to keep our eye on the prize, that is turning out some great lions. the press and the stock prize will take care of themselves.

~Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), Apple WWDC Closing Keynote, 1997

[Sibling DavidH]

Every cloud has a silver lion in.

[Swatopluk]

Why is t always asses in lion skins and never the other way around?
(compare as a contrast the wolf in sheep's clothing)

[Aphos]

Don't look a gift lion in the mouth.

[Swatopluk]

Both the lion and his prey die when they can't outpace the other anymore.

[Griffin NoName]

One of my chief regrets during my recent years in the theater is that I couldn't sit in the audience and watch lions.

[Swatopluk]

In ancient Rome people watched Christians being eaten by lions as entertainment.
Watching modern entertainment one is tempted to shout: when at last comes that #§$% lion.