Happiness is a warm puppy.

Of all the creatures that breathe and creep on the surface of the earth, none is more to be pitied than man.

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

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.

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

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

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

In every man is a wild beast; most of them don’t know how to hold it back, and the majority give it full rein when they are not restrained by terror of law.

An ape will be an ape, though clad in purple.

Imitate the ass in his love to his master.

Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the grave.

Who hears the fishes when they cry?

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