"don't be a sheep"

That's the strongest message I remember receiving from my parents while growing up (along with "cheaters never prosper" and "just be a mensch").

It 's the first thing that flashed into my mind when this headline caught my eye:
450 sheep jump to their deaths in Turkey

...turns out it was actually 1500 sheep (!) but the ones that jumped later landed softly and lived to jump another day.