Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Shepherds

An excessive number of shepherds harms the flock.Chinese.

Straying shepherd, straying sheep.German.

The good shepherd shears, not flays.Italian.

The more shepherds the less care.Danish.

The shepherd even when he becomes a gentleman smells of the lamb.Modern Greek.

When many shepherds tend the sheep,
They but so much the longer sleep.Dutch.

When the shepherd is angry with his sheep he sends them a blind guide.

When the shepherd strays the sheep stray.Dutch.