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I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.

— Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Sentiment: NEGATIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

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

I'm afraid of animals.

— Joanna Noelle Levesque

Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid.

— George Bernard Shaw

Shall we, who have laid the proud British lion at our feet, now be afraid of his whelps?

— Patrick Henry

I say I am stronger than fear.

— Malala Yousafzai

✗Opposing Perspectives

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

Fear not, we are of the nature of the lion, and cannot descend to the destruction of mice and such small beasts.

— Elizabeth I

I'm terrified of goats.

— Annalise Basso

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