How like to us is that filthy beast the ape.

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.

The righteous know the needs of their animals, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.

Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.

There be beasts that, at a year old, observe more, and pursue that which is for their good more prudently, than a child can do at ten.

Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

I hate the sight of monkeys; they remind me so of poor relations.

Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.

A dog starved at his master’s gate / Predicts the ruin of the state.

Man is a troublesome animal and therefore is not very manageable.

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.

Happiness is a warm puppy.

There are some who, if a cat accidentally comes into the room, though they neither see it nor are told of it, will presently be in a sweat and ready to die away.