Elephant Quotes and Sayings – –

Majestic and gentle, the elephant has inspired writers and artists throughout history. Here are some notable quotes and sayings about elephants. And if you want to learn more about cultural and spiritual representations of elephants, visit the post by – on the meaning and symbolism of elephants. Enjoy!

elephant quotes

These beloved animals are not only found in proverbs, but are also the subject of many quotes:

“Only elephants should own ivory.”
– Yao Ming

“They say an elephant never forgets. What they don’t tell you is that you never forget an elephant.”
– Bill Murray

“The elephant is never won by anger; nor must the man who wishes to recapture a lion seize him by the teeth.”
-John Dryden

“We admire elephants in part because they display what we believe to be the best human qualities: empathy, confidence and social intelligence. But the way we treat them shows the worst human behavior ever.”
-Graydon Carter

“The great masterpiece of nature, an elephant – the only harmless big one.”
– John Donne

“I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant is 100% loyal!”
– dr seuss

“If there were no elephants, you couldn’t invent one. They belong to a small group of creatures so unlikely that they challenge credulity and common sense.”
-Lyall Watson

“They say that somewhere in Africa the elephants have a secret grave where they lie down, relieve their wrinkled gray bodies and fly away, light spirits at the end.”
– Robert McCammon

“There is no creature among all the animals in the world that so grandly and comprehensively demonstrates the power and wisdom of Almighty God as the elephant.”
– Edward Topsell

Elephant Proverbs

In areas where elephants are native, it is not surprising that they are the subject of many proverbs. But people in other cultures are also fascinated by elephants, and so they appear in idioms where they are not native. Here are some elephant proverbs from around the world:

When elephants fight, the grass suffers.

An elephant doesn’t die from a broken rib.

An elephant never tires of carrying its trunk.

If your enemy is an ant, see him as an elephant.

A man’s greed is like a snake that wants to devour an elephant.

A man who is trampled to death by an elephant is a man who is blind and deaf.

The elephant and the tiger do not hunt in the same pasture.