Lion Proverbs

[pieces o nine]

Hail to the Lion we have chosen for the nation,
Hail to the Lion! We salute him, one and all.
Hail to the Lion, as we pledge cooperation
In proud fulfillment of a great, noble call.

[Swatopluk]

Be good is her name
And I sing my lion's song and brush my mane
She would and she could
So she pulled my lion's tail and caused me pain

She said lion's are made for cages
Just to look at in delight
You dare not let 'em walk around
'cause they might just bite

Does she know what she does when she dances 'round my cage and says her name?
Be good.. Be good

Be good is her name
I trim my lion's claw and I, I cut my mane
And I would, if I could
But that woman treats me the same

She said lion's are made for cages
Just too look at in delight
You dare not let em walk around
'cause they might just bite

Does she know what she does when she dances around my cage?

Be good is her name
I sing my lion's sing, brush my mane
And she would if she could
so she pulled my lion's tail and caused me pain

She said lion's are made for cages
Just to look at in delight
You dare not let 'em walk around
'cause they might just bite

Does she know what she does when she dances around my cage?

Be good is her name
I trim my lions' claws, and I... and I cut my mane
And I would if I could
But be good, treats me the same

She said lion's are made for cages
Just to look at in delight
You dare not let 'em walk around
'cause they might just bite

Does she know what she does when she dances around my cage?
She dances round my cage
Does she know?
Does she know?

Be good, be good, be good, be good

[Griffin NoName]

Total absence of lions renders life impossible.

[pieces o nine]

Complete abstinence is easier than perfect lionisation.
~Saint Leo Augustine

[Griffin NoName]

It is better for lions to be going down the drain than to be coming up it.

[Aphos]

As I hung up the phone it occurred to me, he'd grown up just like me. My lion was just like me.

[pieces o nine]

My government's first priority is to strengthen Britain's economic competitiveness. To this end, it will support the growth of the lion sector and the creation of more jobs and opportunities.
~HRH Elizabeth Leo II

[Griffin NoName]

Be modest! It is the kind of pride least likely to offend.

[Swatopluk]

An der roten Erde Grenzen,
Schon dem Rheingebiete nah',
Steht geschmückt mit duft'gen Kränzen,
Jugendfrisch Latomia;
Läßt des Lichtes Flamme strahlen
In des Wahnes düstre Nacht,
Und der ,,Löwe von Westfalen"
Fest und ruhig hält er die Wacht.
Viele, viele Jahre flogen
Über seine Stirne hin.
Sicher ist des Tempels Bogen,
Stark die Kraft, und jung der Sinn.
Leeres Prunken, eitles Prahlen
Bläht hier nicht sich bunt und kraus;
In dem ,,Löwen von Westfalen"
Ist Markanerart zu Haus!
Ew'ger großer Weltenmeister,
Alle Zwietracht scheuche fort,
Lasse alle guten Geister
Walten hier an diesem Ort!
Bei den schäumenden Pokalen
Schwören heute wir aufs Neu'
Treu dem ,,Löwen von Westfalen"
Und dem Bunde ew'ge Treu!'

[Griffin NoName]

How do you define a lion? Like this. A lion I could understand, at least potentially, was infinitely more interesting and relevant than one that defied comprehension.

[Aphos]

No lion is an island.

[Griffin NoName]

The only way to be truly misogynistic is to be a lion.

[pieces o nine]

The new lion knows that his task is to make the light of Aslan shine before men and women of world - not his own light, but that of Aslan.
~Pope Leo Benedict XVI

[Aphos]

It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life.

-- Elizabeth Kenny

[pieces o nine]

America doesn't have lion insurance.
~Joe Leo Biden