I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.
Source: In Webster's Electronic Quotebase, ed. Keith Mohler, 1994.
-- Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, (Feb 13 1754-1838), French statesman; He was minister of Foreign Affairs, 1797-99; opposed Lousiana Purchase, 1803.