#shepherd

The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones. ↗

— Northrop Frye

#ancient #back #being #convention #due

Christmas in Bethlehem. The ancient dream: a cold, clear night made brilliant by a glorious star, the smell of incense, shepherds and wise men falling to their knees in adoration of the sweet baby, the incarnation of perfect love. ↗

— Lucinda Franks

#adoration #ancient #baby #bethlehem #brilliant

The human being is not the lord of beings, but the shepherd of Being. ↗

— Martin Heidegger

#beings #human #human being #lord #shepherd

Today the tyrant rules not by club or fist, but disguised as a market researcher, he shepherds his flocks in the ways of utility and comfort. ↗

— Marshall McLuhan

#comfort #disguised #fist #flocks #his

Governments need to have both shepherds and butchers. ↗

— Voltaire

#butchers #governments #need #shepherds

A Jack Russell terrier? My god. He'll burn you up. They never stop. A German shepherd, you can only go so many miles. ↗