125+ Best Donkey Day Quotes, Puns & Sayings

There are hundreds of Quotes and slogans available on Donkey online. I have shortlisted few good slogans, quotes, puns and proverbs to save your time and energy. Here they are!

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Donkey Slogans, Taglines & Instagram Captions | World Donkey Day

I love donkeys
Let’s kick!
Donkey rocks!
Donkeys are cool
Welcome to the donkey squad
Don’t be an ass!
I have a funky donkey!
Donkeys have feelings too
Even the donkeys deserve our respect
Be kind to every kind. Stop Animal Cruelty
Don’t choose to abuse!
Being cruel isn’t cool. Respect donkeys
Don’t harm the harmless
Stop the abuse and the abuser
Animal abuse shows who the real animal is
Don’t act blindly, treat donkeys kindly
If you can’t love them, at least don’t abuse them

Funny & Family Friendly Puns, Jokes & Riddles on Donkey

“What’s the most difficult key to turn?”
— A donkey!
“How long should a donkey’s legs be?”
— Long enough to reach the ground!
“What game do donkeys play at parties?”
— Pin the tail on the human!
“Why are donkeys, monkeys and turkeys similar?”
— They all have keys!
“What makes a donkey sneeze?”
— Hay fever!
“What do you call a donkey with a banana in his years?”
— Anything you like, he can’t hear you!
“Where do you find a donkey with no legs?”
— Right where you left him!
“What did the waiter say to the donkey?”
— I can’t take your order, that’s not my stable!
“Why did the donkey eat with its mouth open?”
— Because it had bad stable manners!
“What do donkeys like to watch on TV?”
— Bray Watch!

Popular Quotes on Donkey

“Donkeys are the most misunderstood and abused animals around the world.” — Bonnie Jo Campbell
“Have you ever seen a donkey smelling a beautiful rose? Donkeys aren’t interested in roses, they like thorn bushes or watermelon rinds!” — Mehmet Murat Ildan
“The strongest animals on earth are plant eaters. Every creature we’ve enlisted to do the work we couldn’t handle – the horse, donkey, elephant, camel, water buffalo, ox, yak – is an herbivore… whose huge muscles were built from plant protein, and whose strong bones got that way, and stayed that way, from grazing on grass and eating other vegetables.” — Victoria Moran
“Miniature donkeys are very warm, loving animals.” — Kyle Chandler

Wise & Inspirational Quotes on Donkey

“There is no glory in outstripping donkeys.” — Martial
“It is not the ape or the tiger that I fear in man, but the ass.” — William Temple
“The carrot and the stick are prevasive and persuasive motivators. But if you treat people like donkeys, they will perform like donkeys.” — John Whitmore
“If a donkey bray at you, don’t bray at him.” — George Herbert
“Learning without wisdom is a load of books on a donkey’s back.” — Zora Neale Hurston
“Never take advice from a donkey.” — Bryce Courtenay
“It’s hard for the donkeys to win the race if they’re going to carry the elephants on their backs.” — Jim Hightower
“All the donkeys I knew had small ears!” — Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Dangling a carrot in front of a donkey—or anyone else for that matter—is not nice, and not fair, unless you eventually plan to give it up to them.” — Vera Nazarian
“Heaven is the place where the donkey finally catches up with his carrot: hell is the eternity while he waits for it.” — Russell Green
“When it comes to pinning blame, pin the tail on the donkeys.” — Mitt Romney
“Hurry no man’s cattle; you may come to own a donkey yourself.” — Walter Scott
“It is now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his God-given talents is a donkey.” — Khaled Hosseini
“A machine is a great moral educator. If a horse or a donkey won’t go, men lose their tempers and beat it; if a machine won’t go, there is no use beating it. You have to think and try till you find what is wrong. That is real education.” — Gilbert Murray

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“Anyone can see that an ass laden with books remains a donkey. A human being laden with the undigested results of a tussle with thoughts and books, however, still passes for wise.” — Idries Shah
“There are no bigger donkeys than these workers…. Look at our ‘craftsmen’; Sad that world history should be be made with such people.” — Karl Marx
“Ignorant have always the tendency to see the donkey as the noble horse, to see the pig as the lion! Ignore the judgements of the ignorant, because ignorant makes the ant elephant; he declares the stupid as the intelligent; he carries the silly on his shoulders!” — Mehmet Murat Ildan
“Poetry is a dumb Buddha who thinks a donkey is as important as a diamond.” — Natalie Goldberg
“Knowledge is like the carrot, few know by looking at the green top that the best part, the orange part, is there. Like the carrot, if you don’t work for it, it will wither away and rot. And finally, like the carrot, there are a great many donkeys and jackasses that are associated with it.” — Nasreddin

Funny Quotes on Donkey

“Leadership: Lions led by donkeys.” — Erich Ludendorff
“You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain’t never seen a donkey fly! Ha, ha!” — Eddie Murphy
“A unicorn is a donkey from the future.” — Joe Rogan
“A donkey appears to me like a horse translated into Dutch.” — Georg C. Lichtenberg
“My wife, a schoolteacher, very disciplined. If you think I’m tough, trust me, and wait till you see when the children are on the naughty step. It’s hilarious. So, we decided that I’m going to work like a donkey and provide amazing support for the family.” — Gordon Ramsay

Traditional Proverbs & Sayings on Donkey

Horse & A Donkey Proverbs

“Don’t harness the donkey and the horse together.” — French Proverb
“If an ass goes traveling, he’ll not come home a horse.” — Akan Proverb
“Donkey’s lips don’t fit onto a horse’s mouth.” — Chinese Proverb
“Better ride a good horse for a year than an ass all your life.” — Dutch Proverb
“The donkey sweats so the horse can be decorated with lace.” — Haitian Proverb
“Rather an ass that carries than a horse that throws.” — Italian Proverb
“The donkey recognizes the tracks of a horse.” — Mongolian Proverb
“A donkey decked in gold is better than an over-laden horse.” — Spanish Proverb
“The horses of hope gallop, but the asses of experience go slowly.” — Russian Proverb
“A donkey that carries me is worth more than a horse that kicks me.” — Mongolian Proverb
“On your own donkey it is quicker than on someone else’s racehorse.” — Yugoslavian Proverb

Other Popular Proverbs on Donkey

“A donkey always says thank you with a kick.” — Kenyan Proverb
“The first drink makes you a frisky gazelle, the second an impetuous zebra, the third a roaring lion, and with the fourth you become a silly donkey.” — Turkish Proverb
“Never stand in front of a judge or behind a donkey.” — Indian Proverb
“Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.” — Japanese Proverb
“A donkey that carries a lot of books is not necessarily learned.” — Danish Proverb
“Reading Scripture in front of a donkey.” — Afghan Proverb
“In the place a donkey dies, fur remains.” — Corsican Proverb
“The braying of donkeys doesn’t reach heaven.” — Corsican Proverb
“If your motive is good, a farting donkey won’t harm you.” — Omani Proverb
“Same donkey, different saddle.” — Afghan Proverb
“The fewer donkeys, the more corncobs.” — Mexican Proverb
“If a donkey kicks you and you kick back, you are both donkeys.” — Gambia Proverb
“If there is no horse, a donkey will do as well.” — Hungarian Proverb
“A little nod is enough for the wise man; an ass needs a fist.” — Moroccan Proverb
“When you go to a donkey’s house, don’t talk about ears.” — Jamaican Proverb
“If you cannot drive an ox, drive a donkey.” — Latin Proverb
“Better a living donkey than a dead doctor.” — Italian Proverb
“Patience is the virtue of the donkeys.” — French Proverb
“When you have an ass for a friend, expect nothing but kicks.” — Indian Proverb
“The donkey won’t drink if he can’t see water.” — Italian Proverb

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“The account of the donkey is different from that of the donkey-man.” — Turkish Proverb
“When God wants to please a poor man, He lets him lose his donkey and then helps him find it again.” — Turkish Proverb
“He who took the donkey up to the roof should bring it down.” — Lebanese Proverb
“An ass is but an ass, though laden with gold.” — Romanian Proverb
“A hare is like an ass in the length of its ears, yet it is not its son.” — African Proverb
“When they gave the donkey flowers to smell, he ate them.” — Armenian Proverb
“An ass does not appreciate fruit compote.” — Turkish Proverb
“Better half a donkey than half a camel.” — Egyptian Proverb
“Hay is more acceptable to an ass than gold.” — Latin Proverb
“Every donkey has its own saddle.” — Ecuadorian Proverb
“He who rides upon an ass cannot help but smell its gas!” — African Proverb
“He who lives with an ass, sounds like an ass.” — Ethiopian Proverb
“The ass went seeking for horns and lost his ears.” — Arabic Proverb
“One ass calls the other a pack animal.” — Yiddish Proverb
“When three wise men say you are an ass, bray.” — Montenegro Proverb
“When three people call you an ass, put on a bridle.” — Spanish Proverb
“The castle gates will always open for gold-laden donkeys.” — Russian Proverb
“My donkey is dead; let no more grass grow.” — Greek Proverb
“A donkey is a donkey though it may carry the Sultan’s treasure.” — Lebanese Proverb
“The ass loaded with gold still eats thistles.” — German Proverb

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“A donkey cannot trot for long.” — Italian Proverb
“Where the camel is sold for a cent, the ass is worthless.” — Iranian Proverb
“The ass bedecked with gold still eats thistles.” — German Proverb
“What does a donkey know about the life of a nightingale?” — Romanian Proverb
“When the ass is too happy he begins dancing on the ice.” — Dutch Proverb
“I am a prince and you are a prince; who will lead the donkeys?” — Arabic Proverb
“Donkeys only come to the court to carry bags.” — Danish Proverb
“Better a healthy donkey than a consumptive philosopher.” — Romanian Proverb
“He’s looking for the donkey while sitting on it.” — Armenian Proverb
“The communal donkey gets the heaviest burden.” — French Proverb
“It’s the same donkey, but with a new saddle.” — Afghan Proverb
“A donkey in Saxony is a professor in Rome.” — German Proverb
“A contented ass enjoys a long life.” — Portuguese Proverb
“An illiterate king is a crowned ass.” — Medieval English Proverb
“Love teaches even asses to dance.” — French Proverb
“Everyone will sit on a little donkey.” — Yugoslavian Proverb
“A donkey has two friends: his two hind legs.” — Afghan Proverb
“To give jewels to a donkey is as stupid as giving a eunuch to a woman.” — Indian Proverb
“If you are born an ass, you will die one.” — Hebrew Proverb

List of Donkey Related Days Celebrated Worldwide

Date	Day
First Tuesday of May	Donkey Week
8 May	World Donkey Day

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