As entrepreneurs, we are always looking for inspiration. We are constantly striving to be the best that we can be, and to achieve our goals. That’s why I’ve put together this list of lion quotes. These quotes will inspire you to take risks, be fearless, and chase your dreams.
1. Battling wolves today strengthens you for battling lions tomorrow. — Matshona Dhliwayo
2. Roar, lion of the heart, and tear me open! — Rumi
3. The apple tree never asks the beech how he shall grow, nor the lion, the horse, how he shall take his prey. — William Blake
4. Naogopa simba na meno yake siogopi mtu kwa maneno yake(I fear a lion with his strong teeth but not a man with his words) — Swahili saying
5. Police chiefs don’t think a cat can possibly turn into a lion; and yet, it happens. — Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
6. Danger knows full well that Caesar is more dangerous than he. We are two lions litter’d in one day, and I the elder and more terrible. — William Shakespeare
7. A lion does not become king of the jungle hunting mice. — Matshona Dhliwayo
8. The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened. — Matshona Dhliwayo
9. Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings. — Oliver Herford
10. The Christians to the lions sold out every night. — Ray Davies
11. Shall we, who have laid the proud British lion at our feet, now be afraid of his whelps? — Patrick Henry
12. Lionel Johnson comes the first to mind, That loved his learning better than mankind, Though courteous to the worst; much falling he Brooded upon sanctity. — William Butler Yeats
13. A man is a lion in his own cause. — Scottish proverb
14. The louder the dogs bark the less a lion feels threatened. — Matshona Dhliwayo
15. Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn. — Martin Amis
16. Boxing is the only sport where you have the audience coming right up to you and saying, ‘You Stink.’ And you got to deal with that. It’s like being in front of the lions. — Sylvester Stallone
17. When people talk about South Africa, it’s all about lions and elephants. But when we talk about India, we talk about tigers. — Ms Dhoni
18. Every lion has a time in their life when a thorn has got to them at one point. — Tony Robbins
19. I have forgotten more of my life than I remember, and with my forgetting I have lost my being. — Russell Hoban, The Lion of Boaz–Jachin and Jachin–Boaz
20. Romance without finance is no good. — Willie The Lion’ Smith
21. I was in Australia in 1983 and did a stunt in a lion’s cage. — Tiny Tim
22. Don’t judge a lion by its swimming abilities. — Matshona Dhliwayo
23. Neurotics complain of their illness, but they make the most of it, and when it comes to taking it away from them they will defend it like a lioness her young. — Sigmund Freud
24. Lionel [Richie] said, ‘Yeah, I learned chords and stuff playin’ against your albums. — Miles Davis
25. A lion does not take orders from sheep. — Matshona Dhliwayo
26. Be lion–mettled, proud, and take no care Who chafes, who frets, or where conspirers are! — William Shakespeare
27. A lion will never be afraid of sheep, no matter how many outnumber it. — Matshona Dhliwayo
28. If we want our generation to function as watchdogs, we should teach the lions to stop acting as supreme and give all kinds of creatures a a fair share of food and resources. — Saaif Alam
29. It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears. — Matshona Dhliwayo
30. The roaring of lions, the howling of wolves, the raging of the stormy sea, and the destructive sword, are portions of eternity, too great for the eye of man. — William Blake
31. A lion never loses sleep over a sheep’s sentiments. — Matshona Dhliwayo
32. If thou art of elephant–strength or of lion–claw, still peace is, in my opinion, better than strife. — Saadi
33. You can lock a lion up in a room, if you want to, but you’ll still hear it growling and clawing to get out. — K. Martin Beckner, A Million Doorways
34. A wolf can only curse a lion when surrounded by its peers. — Matshona Dhliwayo
35. Feeding a lion will never make him your friend. — Matshona Dhliwayo
36. A wolf raised in a jungle is fiercer than a lion reared in a circus. — Matshona Dhliwayo
37. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. — William Blake
38. The shrewd hunt foxes, the strong hunt lions, but the mighty hunt elephants. — Matshona Dhliwayo
39. O, the blood more stirs To rouse a lion than to start a hare! — William Shakespeare
40. It’s like a recipe that will be delicious forever, it just works, the lion king. — Seth Rogen
41. Boxing is the only sport where you have the audience coming right up to you and saying, ‘You Stink.’ And you got to deal with that. It’s like being in front of the lions. — Sylvester Stallone
42. A wounded lion is still more fierce than healthy sheep. — Matshona Dhliwayo
43. Lions and Lambs, love and force, light and fire, good and evil: all things climb the same mountain, the mountain of God. — Nikos Kazantzakis
44. I am the lIon and you are the lamb and as prophesIed, we wIll lIe down together. — Thomas Lloyd Qualls, Love Jaywalks: Poems From The Novel WakIng Up At Rembrandts
45. It is the ant, not the lion, which the elephant fears. — Matshona Dhliwayo
46. ‘things can get pretty rough out there, ” he says. ”Can’t they? For you girls? You’re all a bunch of warriors, aren’t you? Lionhearted.’ — Megan Abbott, The End of Everything
47. Whenever the lion fish in the fish tank in the captain’s ready room died it was always a sad moment. — Patrick Stewart
48. A flawed rose is better than a flawless dandy lion. — Matshona Dhliwayo
49. The lion who breaks the enemy’s ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself. — Rumi
50. A lion conquers more in one day than a sheep in a lifetime. — Matshona Dhliwayo
The roar of a lion is one of the most iconic sounds in nature, and the strength and wisdom of the lion has been a source of inspiration for centuries. These quotes about lions capture the power and majesty of this incredible animal. Whether you’re an animal lover, a philosopher, or a poet, you can find something in these quotes to help you appreciate the lion and its place in the world. So, let’s roar with admiration for this incredible species!