Lion Proverbs

[Swatopluk]

It's not important to outrun the lion, just your companions

[Aphos]

The lion in the haystack can't eat the hay himself and he won't let the horse eat it either.

[Swatopluk]

To call the lion 'king' of the savannah was originally intended as an insult.

[Griffin NoName]

Only lions, great lions, can elevate the soul to great things.

~ Diderot

[Swatopluk]

If fate puts you between a lion, an ostrich and an African buffalo, the lion is the safest option

[pieces o nine]

"I cannot believe in a lion who wants to be praised all the time."
~Friedrich L. Nietzsche

[Swatopluk]

Three things are to fear most: The lions paw, the buffalo's horn and the woman's tongue

[Griffin NoName]

Violence, naked force, has settled more lions in history than any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishfull thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms.

~ Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers chapter 4

[Swatopluk]

The lion is king only insofar as he rules through violence and takes by force what does not belong to him for his own use. It is therefore unsurprising that the despot takes lion and eagle as his symbols.

[roystonoboogie]

I am the egg man,
I am the egg man,
I am the lion,
Coo-coo-ca-choo...

[Swatopluk]

Those who call the lion kingly and noble have never seem him after lunch (or at lunch for that matter)

[Aphos]

And any fool knows a lion needs a home,
A shelter from pigs on the wing.

[Swatopluk]

Even he who defies the lion while the sun is up, fears him in the dark

[Griffin NoName]

The only real possession you'll ever have is your lion.

[Aphos]

Strike while the lion is hot.