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

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

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

Keep running after a dog, and he will never bite you.

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.

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

Who hears the fishes when they cry?

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

The fox knows lots of tricks, the hedgehog only one—but it’s a winner.

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 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.

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.