Peacock Sayings and Quotes

The peacock takes pride in his radiant-hued tail. When we’re feeling great about ourselves, we too want to show it off. If we’re having a particularly good hair day, or pleased with an outfit, we flaunt it. Strut your stuff with the collection of wise and humorous peacock quotes below.

People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet. Saadi
The pride of the peacock is the glory of god. William Blake
A peacock that rests on his feathers is just another turkey. Dolly Parton
Many a peacock hides his peacock tail from all eyes–and calls it his pride. Friedrich Nietzsche
Remember that the most beautiful things in the world are the most useless; peacocks and lilies for instance. John Ruskin
An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth... Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them. Pope Francis
It dances today, my heart, like a peacock it dances / it dances. It sports a mosaic of passions / like a peacock’s tail / It soars to the sky with delight, it quests, Oh wildly / it dances today, my heart, like a peacock it dances. Rabindranath Tagore
I know exactly how strong he is... He is like a peacock, spreading his feathers and squawking loudly to distract you from the fact that his body is but weak. Nalini Singh
The Ferrari is exactly the same in the human context as the peacock's tail is on the peacock. Gad Saad
A peacock escaped from the Central Park Zoo and wandered around the city. Either that or I just saw a pigeon on his way to a gay pride parade. Jimmy Fallon
The peacock jumped onto the hood of the Buick and once more spread its tail, sending the flashy Buick into oblivion. Toni Morrison
“How come it can’t fly no better than a chicken?’ Milkman asked. Toni Morrison
Too much tail. All that jewelry weighs it down. Like vanity. Can’t nobody fly with all that [stuff]. Wanna fly, you got to give up the [stuff] that weighs you down.’ Toni Morrison
Tell me, sir. Have you ever heard A peacock sing? Hold your ear To this mystical stone And you will hear Sacred hymns flowing To the vibrations Of the perfumed wind. Suzy Kassem
Be like a peacock and dance with all of your beauty. Debasish Mridha
The sparrow is sorry for the peacock at the burden of its tail. Amitendranath Tagore
It was strapless, the bodice peacock-blue and edged in gold, full skirted at the front and gathered into an elaborate, foaming bustle of satin and peacock feathers at the back. Rhiannon Hart
I shall always remember how the peacocks’ tails shimmered when the moon rose amongst the tall trees, and on the shady bank the emerging mermaids gleamed fresh and silvery amongst the rocks… Hermann Hesse
Fancy feathers make peacocks, but you pluck them and see what's left. Catherine Cookson
Home. She closes her eyes and thinks of a swaying meadow, dappled sunlight falling through green branches, walking among tall, leafy trees. She thinks of long, tapered feathers with eyes the color of emeralds and sapphires. Hannah Richell
Losing from Champion is not that much Mournful As Winning from Champion is, 'PROUD AS PEACOCK'. Fahad Rashiq
She is a peacock in everything but beauty. Oscar Wilde
Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock. Aristotle
Just as people behave to me, so do I behave to them. When I see that a person despises me and treats me with contempt, I can be as proud as any peacock. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The peacock has become one of my regular sources of inspiration from nature. Matthew Williamson
Whenever I can put a fresh, clean suit on, I'm like a peacock. That's my most confident moment. RJ Barrett
I remember I had an aunt that lived in a house that had this beautiful ceramic wall that was entirely a painting of a peacock. Kevin Kwan
There are eight different breeds of peacock. I have them all. Bidzina Ivanishvili
I do not believe that any peacock envies another peacock his tail, because every peacock is persuaded that his own tail is the finest in the world. The consequence of this is that peacocks are peaceable birds. John Ruskin
When the peacock has presented his back, the spectator will usually begin to walk around him to get a front view; but the peacock will continue to turn so that no front view is possible. The thing to do then is to stand still and wait until it pleases him to turn. When it suits him, the peacock will face you. Then you will see in a green-bronze arch around him a galaxy of gazing, haloed suns. Flannery O'Connor