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

 

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.


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This quote is just one of 8 total Daniel Defoe quotes in our collection. Daniel Defoe is known for saying '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.' as well as some of the following quotes.

The best of men cannot suspend their fate: The good die early, and the bad die late.

Daniel Defoe

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

He that is rich is wise.

Daniel Defoe

He bade me observe it, and I should always find, that the calamities of life were shared among the upper and lower part of mankind; but that the middle station had the fewest disasters.

Daniel Defoe

And of all plagues with which mankind are cursed, ecclesiastic tyranny's the worst.

Daniel Defoe