What delight can there be, and not rather displeasure, in hearing the barking and howling of dogs? Or what greater pleasure is there to be felt when a dog followeth a hare than when a dog followeth a dog?

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

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

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

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

Happiness is a warm puppy.

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

Who hears the fishes when they cry?

Animals are good to think with.

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.

It is remarkable that only small birds properly sing.

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

Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.