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

A good dog, sir, deserves a good bone.

Every ass thinks himself worthy to stand with the king’s horses.

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

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.

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

The elephant, although a gross beast, is yet the most decent and most sensible of any other upon earth. Although he never changes his female, and hath so tender a love for her whom he hath chosen, yet he never couples with her but at the end of every three years, and then only for the space of five days.

Animals are good to think with.

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

Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.

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.

Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways, and be wise.