A bull contents himself with one meadow, and one forest is enough for a thousand elephants; but the little body of a man devours more than all other living creatures.

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.

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

Who hears the fishes when they cry?

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

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.

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.

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

Of all the creatures that breathe and creep on the surface of the earth, none is more to be pitied than man.

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.

Alas! We are ridiculous animals.

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

Life is no way to treat an animal.