87+ Best Lion Quotes

As a symbol of strength, courage, and might, famous lion quotes will give you inspiration you need to achieve whatever you want in life.

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Inspirational Lion Quotes

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

Even a hare, the weakest of animals, may insult a dead lion.

Do what you fear and your fears disappear.

A lion is called a ‘king of beasts’ obviously for a reason. Jack Hanna

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

An injured lion still wants to roar.

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A lion sleeps in the heart of every brave man.

You know the lion is dangerous when it is quiet, stalking, sneaking up on its prey. Only after it has ambushed and killed its prey does the lion roar. It wants to intimidate the jackals.

A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinion of sheep.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army of sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions. Daniel Defoe

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

If a lion could talk, we could not understand him. Ludwig Wittgenstein

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It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. Elizabeth Kenny

A hungry lion does not stay hungry long.

The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. It will defend itself. St. Augustine

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

The lion does not turn around when a small dog barks.

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I am sometimes a fox and sometimes a lion. The whole secret of government lies in knowing when to be the one or the other. Napoleon Bonaparte

A fierce wolf is greater than a cowardly lion.

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

Brave Lion Quotes

Have the attitude of a lion if you want to be unstoppable.

Stay strong like a lion, and all your fears will disappear.

There never was a woman like her. She was gentle as a dove and brave as a lioness.

If you are brave like the lion, then you can survive any difficulty of life.

If you cannot learn to fight like a lion, then you will never be the king.

The lion is, however, rarely heard much more seldom seen. John Hanning Speke

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

I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep. Charles Maurice

Surround yourself with those on the same mission as you.

If it sounds like a sheep but looks like a lion, it’s probably a lion. Nicholas Eames

The power of a lion is not in its size, in its capability and strength

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The lion is the defender of faith, strength, valor, fortitude, and kingliness. Murray Zimiles

A lion doesn’t have to prove it’s a threat. You already know what the lion is capable of.

An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery. Walter Winchell

There’s more to being king than getting your way all the time. Mufasa

Only in art will the lion lie down with the lamb, and the rose grow without thorn. Martin Amis

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I’m only brave when I have to be. Being brave doesn’t mean you go looking for trouble. Mufasa

See, I told you having a lion on our side wasn’t such a bad idea. Timon

I’ve got a friend who is a lion tamer. He used to be a school teacher till he lost his nerve. Les Dawson.

Heart Of A Lion Quotes

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

A powerful combination to ensure success is having the vision of an eagle and the heart of a lion. Robert G. Allen

Within each of us there is the heart of a lion, the courage to simply be who & what we are regardless of others opinions or our own fears. Sometimes this courage has been buried beneath years of shaming that may have been so implicit or insidious that we breathed it in, unaware of how it separated us from knowing our own beauty of being. May we each know our own beauty & right to be today. May we drop down into the heart of the lion within & say to shame, when it rears it’s head, “Not today!” Oriah Dreamer

I love taking challenges, as my name Leander means ‘lion’s heart. Leander Paes

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I have been fighting since I was a child. I am not a survivor, I’m a warrior.

Bravery wasn’t in protecting myself from everything, it was in daring to trust, daring to love, daring to be me. Sometimes being brave meant letting go. Emory R. Frie

It’s something inside his heart that’s bigger than anything. He’s got the heart of a lion about to grab something. Darryl Strawberry

Worrying gets you nowhere. if you turn up worrying about how you’re going to perform, you’ve already lost. Train hard, turn up, run your best and the rest will take care of itself. Usain Bolt

If someone is strong enough to bring you down, show them you are strong enough to get up.

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

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

If the lion knew his own strength, hard were it for any man to rule him. Thomas More

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

Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great makes you feel that you, too, can become great. Mark Twain

We fall, we break, we fail, but then we rise, we heal, we overcome.

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

Everyone wants to eat, but few are willing to hunt.

Your life should be dominated by only one main fear: Not fully optimizing today. That’s the healthiest fear in the world. Tai Lopez

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There is a lion inside you.

Look for the lion inside you.

A lion obliges not to obey, to attack.

Be bold as a lion.

I am bold as a lion.

Always be a lion and rule the world.

A lion never roars in vain—it only roars to express excitement, happiness, and confidence.

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Never settle for anything less than a lion.

My spirit animal is a lion because they are the kings of the jungle and they are fierce.

Under the gaze of the king, no one is a stranger.

It’s better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life. Elizabeth Kenny

To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream, not only plan, but also believe. Anatole France

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The lion teaches to avoid confrontation, but to stand up fiercely when necessary. It is through the strength of love, gentleness, and patience that the lion holds its community together.

I may not be a lion, but I am lion’s cub and I have a lion’s heart. Elizabeth

I walk like a lioness, waiting patiently for the right opportune moment, to hunt success from the jaws of defeat.

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

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Satan may roar; but my defender is the Lion of Judah, and He will fight for me!

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

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

Lions are the ones who never look back on barking dogs. M. Rehan Bethleem

Servanthood does not nullify leadership; it defines it. Jesus does not cease to be the Lion of Judah when He becomes the lamblike servant of the church. John Piper

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For me life is continuously being hungry. The meaning of life is not simply to exist, to survive, but to move ahead, to go up, to achieve, to conquer.

Trying to prove God is like defending a lion. It doesn’t need your help just unlock the cage. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Attack your goals like your life depends on it.

In boxing, it is about the obsession of getting the most from yourself: wanting to dominate the world like a hungry young lion. Anthony Joshua

Lions are neither predators nor killers. They just go for hunting like kings; because they are the kings! Munia Khan

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There’s an expression in Persian, ‘to play with the lion’s tail.’ I wasn’t what Iranian society wanted me to be. I played with the lion’s tail. Golshifteh Farahani

You’ve got to stay patient, stay in the moment, keep grinding,You never know what can happen. And it turned out well. Tiger Woods

Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.

It is better to go in the dark when the road must pass a lion and there is no other road.