Roaring Wisdom: A Collection of Inspirational Lion Quotes

"There is something about seeing rhinos and lions running free that excites you. It's not that you feel afraid; it's more like you're liberated by seeing them."

- Michael Douglas

"With each new day in Africa, a gazelle wakes up knowing he must outrun the fastest lion or perish. At the same time, a lion stirs and stretches, knowing he must outrun the fastest gazelle or starve. It's no different for the human race. Whether you consider yourself a gazelle or a lion, you have to run faster than others to survive."

- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

"The one excellent thing that can be learned from a lion is that whatever a man intends doing should be done by him with a whole-hearted and strenuous effort."

- Chanakya

"Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says I'll try again tomorrow."

- Mary Anne Radmacher

"The lion’s courage is forged in the crucible of adversity, and its roar is the anthem of triumph over challenges."

- Rashida Rowe

"The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom."

- Osho

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion."

- Alexander the Great

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

- Elizabeth Kenny

"Stand alone like a lion and live your life according to your own light."

- Osho

"Always be fearless. Walk like a lion, talk like pigeons, live like elephants and love like an infant child."

- Santosh Kalwar

"An injured lion still wants to roar."

- Randy Pausch

"Courage is poorly housed that dwells in numbers; the lion never counts the herd that are about him, nor weighs how many flocks he has to scatter."

- Aaron Hill

"A lion does not flinch at laughter coming from a hyena."

- Suzy Kassem

"The lion does not need the whole world to fear him, only those nearest where he roams."

- A.J Darkholme

"In the kingdom of life, be a lion – fearless, regal, and always ready to defend the territory of your dreams."

- Alex Elle

"A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man."

- Turkish Proverb

"A lion doesn't concern itself with the opinion of sheep."

- George R. R. Martin

"She slept with wolves without fear, for the wolves knew a lion was among them."

- R.M. Drake

"I suppose I was born that way. All the other animals in the forest naturally expect me to be brave, for the Lion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts. I learned that if I roared very loudly every living thing was frightened and got out of my way."

- L Frank Baum

"I refuse to be outworked, and I consider myself to have the heart of a lion."

- Draymond Green

"In the dance of the savannah, the lion teaches us the grace of power and the majesty of humility."

- Matshona Dhliwayo

"I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up!"

- Ingrid Bergman

"A lioness has got a lot more power than the lion likes to think she has."

- Jacki Weaver

"The lion is passion, the lion is the fire. Lions call you to them."

- Michael Samuels

"Until the lion tells his side of the story, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."

- Zimbabwean Proverb

"The lion is an emblem of the dream of absolute power — and, as a wild rather than a domestic animal, he belongs to a world outside the realm of society and culture."

- Charles H. Hinnat

"A Praying man is as bold as a lion, there is no demon in hell that will scare him!"

- David Wilkerson

"I love watching the Serengeti, the way lions live. The only way the king lion loses his crown is by somebody physically defeating him."

- Ray Lewis

"Intelligence entails a strong mind, but genius entails a heart of a lion in tune with a strong mind."

- Criss Jami

"To beat a lion, you have to have the heart of a lion."

- Keith Thurman

"The Lion of the tribe of Judah will soon drive away all his adversaries."

- C.H. Spurgeon

"A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together."

- Chuck Jones

"The fear of God is the death of every other fear; like a mighty lion, it chases all other fears before it."

- Charles H. Spurgeon

"The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

- Saint Augustine

"The Word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself."

- Charles Spurgeon

"No other creatures of the savannah sleep as deeply or as soundly as lions, but after all, lions are the main reason for not sleeping soundly."

- Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

"Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grows without the thorn."

- Martin Amis

"Satan prowls but he’s a lion on a leash."

- Ann Voskamp

"The silent breath of a wounded lion is more dangerous than its roar."

"Let your faith roar so loud that you can’t hear what doubt is saying."

"Rise and rise again, till lambs become lions. Never give up!"

"Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. ... It knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle, or it will starve. It doesn’t matter whether you’re the lion or a gazelle-when the sun comes up, you’d better be running."

"If you want to be a lion, you must train with lions."

"It's better to be a lonely lion than a popular sheep."

"You may see all my weaknesses but look closer for I have a Lion living within me who is Christ Jesus."

"The strongest hearts have the most scars."