Imitate the ass in his love to his master.

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.

Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals—except the weasel.

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

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

How like to us is that filthy beast the ape.

Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve and from which he cannot escape.

Men, my dear, are very queer animals—a mixture of horse nervousness, ass stubbornness, and camel malice.

It is remarkable that only small birds properly sing.

Man is merely a more perfect animal than the rest. He reasons better.

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

Every creature in the world is like a book and a picture, to us, and a mirror.

Man is no man, but a wolf, to a stranger.