Sayings about Hunting
Hunt in every jungle, for there is wisdom and good hunting in all of them. ~ African Proverb
All are not hunters who blow the horn. ~ French Proverb
The arrow that has left the bow never returns. ~ Iranian Proverbs
If the bird hadn’t sung, it wouldn’t have been shot. ~ Japanese Proverbs
Noise and hunting don’t go together. ~ African Proverb
The eagle was killed by an arrow made from its own feathers. ~ Armenian Proverbs
A hunter’s knife cannot carve its own handle. ~ Korean Proverbs
Deer-hunter, waste not your arrow on the hare. ~ Chinese Proverb
He, who hunts two rats, catches none. ~ Ugandan Proverbs
He who has no falcon must hunt with an owl. ~ Danish Proverbs
If the hunter comes back with mushrooms, don’t ask him how his hunt was. ~ Ghanaian Proverbs
He who wants to catch foxes must hunt with geese. ~ Danish Proverb
Until the lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter. ~ African Proverb
The hunt is like a dance for men, for the women the dance is the hunt. ~ Austrian Proverbs
When it’s time has come, the prey goes to the hunter. ~ Iranian Proverb
One little arrow does not kill a serpent. ~ Malawian Proverbs
A wild goose may be worth a hundred pieces of gold, but you first have to spend three pieces of gold to buy an arrow. ~ Japanese Proverb
When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey. ~ Arabian Proverb
A dog that barks much is never a good hunter. ~ Traditional Proverb
Who hunts two hares will catch neither. ~ Greek Proverbs
The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds. ~ Ugandan Proverb
If you hunt with cats you’ll catch mice. ~ Danish Proverb
The hunter who always comes home with meat is a thief. ~ Bantu Proverb
One arrow does not bring down two birds. ~ Turkish Proverbs
Do not throw the arrow which will return against you. ~ Kurdish Proverb
Why would a man without a bow look for arrows? ~ Tamil Proverbs
The panther and the sheep never hunt together. ~ Ivorian Proverb
You cannot hunt with a tied dog. ~ Albanian Proverbs
Quotations about Hunting
Hunting is the practice of killing or trapping animals, or pursuing or tracking them with the intent of doing so. Hunting wildlife or feral animals is most commonly done by humans for food, recreation, to remove predators that are dangerous to humans or domestic animals, or for trade. ~ Read More!
Certainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter. ~ Ernest Hemingway
Hunting is a relic of the barbarous spirit that thirsted formerly for human blood, but is now content with the blood of birds and animals. ~ Christian Nestell Bovee
Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won’t have to hunt for happiness. ~ William E. Gladstone
You know, if you need 100 rounds to kill a deer, maybe hunting isn’t your sport. ~ Elayne Boosler
There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter. ~ Ernest Hemingway
Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is [as] unfair as only sport can be. ~ Philip Guedalla
Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man. ~ Joseph Addison
There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast. ~ Charles Dickens
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. ~ George Bernard Shaw
If God didn’t want men to hunt, he wouldn’t have given him plaid shirts. ~ Johnny Carson
To hunt successfully, you must know your ground, your pack and your quarry. ~ K. J. Parker
It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them. ~ Samuel Johnson
The hunter never hates his quarry; it’s a thing which he wants to get, to reduce into possession, so how could he hate it? ~ K. J. Parker
A sportsman is a man who, every now and then, simply has to get out and kill something. Not that he is cruel. He wouldn’t hurt a fly. It’s not big enough. ~ Stephen Leacock
A man, who can, in cold blood, hunt and torture a poor, innocent animal, cannot feel much compassion for the distress of his own species. ~ Frederick, the Great
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral. ~ Leo Tolstoy
When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first. ~ Ernest Hemingway
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they’re in the game. ~ Paul Rodriguez