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.

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

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.

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

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.

Happiness is a warm puppy.

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

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

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

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail.

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

Animals are good to think with.

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.