Man wants to be the king o’ the rabbits, he best wear a pair o’ floppy ears.

George R.r. Martin
About This Quote

This quote is a metaphor for understanding human nature. The concept of “floppy ears” refers to the tale that rabbits can be trained to wear a pair of rabbit ears as a form of identification. The story goes that one day a farmer and his son were walking through the forest and saw a rabbit wearing floppy ears. They decided to capture the rabbit and train it to wear the floppy ears as a way of identifying themselves as farmers.

If they had not caught the rabbit, it would have been easy to pass them by as another animal. By catching the rabbit and making it wear their floppy ears, they gained respect from other farmers.

Source: A Dance With Dragons

Some Similar Quotes
  1. I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that. - Robert Michaels
  2. That was when it was all made painfully clear to me. When you are a child, there is joy. There is laughter. And most of all, there is trust. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>Trust in your fellows. When you are an adult..then comes suspicion, hatred, and fear.... - Peter David
  3. Be grateful for what you already have while you pursue your goals. If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more. - Roy T. Bennett
  4. It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform. - Roy T. Bennett
  5. Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world. - Roy T. Bennett
More Quotes By George R.r. Martin
  1. The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.
  2. I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don't tell me to leave.
  3. I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter longings. There is an empty place within me where my heart was once.
  4. How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?" Jaime reached for the flagon to refill his cup. "So many vows..they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>Keep his secrets....
  5. I know I want you, " he heard himself say, all his vows and his honor all forgotten. She stood before him naked as her name day, and he was as hard as the rock around them. He had been in her half a hundred...
Related Topics