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

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

Do you not see how God is praised by those in the heavens and those on earth? The very birds praised Him as they wing their way.

Man and animals are really the conduit of food, the sepulcher of animals, and resting place of the dead, one causing the death of the other, making themselves the covering for the corruption of other dead bodies.

One of the animals which a generous and sociable man would soonest become is a dog. A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character; he can enjoy equally the field and the fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he propitiates; he offends and is pardoned; he stands by you in adversity; he is a good fellow.

Man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice, he is the worst of all. 

Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.

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.

Alas! We are ridiculous animals.

A good dog, sir, deserves a good bone.

Animals are in possession of themselves; their soul is in possession of their body. But they have no right to their life, because they do not will it. 

We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.