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Donkey Quotes

Learning without wisdom is a load of books on a donkey's back.

Zora Neale Hurston (1939). “Moses: Man of the Mountain”

When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys.

"Mitt Romney Defends The Bush Record" by Sam Stein, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 20, 2010.

The carrot and the stick are prevasive and persuasive motivators. But if you treat people like donkeys, they will perform like donkeys.

John Whitmore (2010). “Coaching for Performance: GROWing Human Potential and Purpose: The Principles and Practice of Coaching and Leadership”, p.106, Nicholas Brealey Publishing

Never take advice from a donkey.

"Fictional character: Doc". "The Power of One", www.imdb.com. 1992.

There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.

Martial (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Martial (Illustrated)”, Delphi Classics

Donkeys live a long time. None of you has ever seen a dead donkey.

George Orwell (2016). “Animal Farm”, p.11, Hamilton Books

The mouse is a fair treat but this one would talk the hind legs off a donkey.

C. S. Lewis (1997). “The voyage of the Dawn Treader”, HarperCollins Publishers

Until the Donkey tried to clear The Fence, he thought himself a Deer.

Arthur Guiterman (1924). “A Poet's Proverbs: Being Mirthful, Sober, and Fanciful Epigrams on the Universe, with Certain Old Irish Proverbs, All in Rhymed Complets”, New York, E.P. Dutton [1924]