Peoples will be as before, the sheep sent to the slaughterhouses or to the meadows as it pleases the shepherds. Henri La Fontaine
Vexed sailors cursed the rain, for which poor shepherds prayed in vain. Edmund Waller
While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. Nahum Tate
The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep. African Proverb
Where shepherds are lots, sheep are lost. Bulgarian Proverb
If wishes were true, shepherds would be kings. French Proverb