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Lamb Quotes

On gentleness, nature, and what hides beneath it

These lamb quotes range from an old saying about the rhythms of Nature to a sharper warning that civilization can be barbarism wearing a lamb's skin.

I was a bit of a lost lamb in my twenties, trying to find my higher calling.

Quotes by Abigail Disney

I know the Lamb of God guys. They're way mellow.

Quotes by Wayne Static

Civilization is the lamb's skin in which barbarism masquerades.

Quotes by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Apparently, Stephen Hunter does a fantastic barbecue lamb.

Quotes by Peter Hambleton

Emotion Quotes

We rise with the lark and go to bed with the lamb.

Quotes by Nicholas Breton

Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.

Quotes by Matthew Henry

I'm not really vegan. I'm vegan-ish. I have a piece of lamb every now and then.

Quotes by Lee Daniels

Jeremy Lamb is a great dancer.

Quotes by Kemba Walker

In the divine Scriptures, there are shallows and there are deeps; shallows where the lamb may wade, and deeps where the elephant may swim.

Quotes by John Owen

Gentleness Quotes

Our main deal is pastured livestock. So we have beef cattle, pigs, turkeys, laying chickens, meat chickens, rabbit, lamb and ducks - egg-layer ducks.

Quotes by Joel Salatin

You might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb.

Quotes by Howard E. Koch

An Englishman, being flattered, is a lamb; threatened, a lion.

Quotes by George Chapman

The wolf always charges the lamb with muddying the stream.

Quotes by Elihu Root

Lefty Grove could throw a lamb chop past a wolf.

Quotes by Arthur Baer

Innocence Quotes

My wife and I use a lot of garlic and rosemary with roast lamb. It has to be New Zealand lamb. The domestic variety is too gamy, in my experience.

Quotes by Alfred Molina

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the different uses of lamb in these quotes?
A band nickname, an athlete's surname, an old saying about daily rhythms, and a sharp metaphor about hidden barbarism.
What does civilization is the lamb's skin mean?
It's a warning that civilized behavior can disguise something much harsher underneath, using the lamb as a symbol of Innocence.
Is Jeremy Lamb a real person?
Yes, the quote refers to him simply as a great dancer, unrelated to the animal itself.
What does rise with the lark, go to bed with the lamb mean?
It's a traditional saying about keeping an early, wholesome daily schedule tied to Nature's rhythms.
Is this topic mostly about animals?
Not really - most quotes use lamb as a name or figure of speech rather than discussing the animal directly.

Others simply use Lamb as a name, from a mellow band nickname to a well-known athlete's surname, far from the Innocence the word usually suggests.