“A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still.”

“...and there encountered with him all at once Sir Bors, Sir Ector, and Sir Lionel, and they three smote him at once with their spears, and with force of themselves they smote Sir Lancelot's horse reverse to the earth. And by misfortune Sir Bors smote Sir Lancelot through the shield into the side...”

“Athens is like a sluggish horse, and I am the gadfly trying to sting it into life.”

“One reason why birds and horses are not unhappy is because they are not trying to impress other birds and horses.”

“For a human to win, it is not necessary for a horse to lose. You should not have to take things away from a horse or break him in fragments in order to train him; rather you should add to the horse. The goal should be making, not breaking.”

“I may not be able to make a horse drink, but it is my duty to lead it to water.”