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.

Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve and from which he cannot escape.

Who sleepeth with dogs shall rise with fleas.

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

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

Alas! We are ridiculous animals.

A dog starved at his master’s gate / Predicts the ruin of the state.

Who hears the fishes when they cry?

Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.

Man and animals are really the conduit of food, the sepulcher of animals, and resting place of the dead, one causing the death of the other, making themselves the covering for the corruption of other dead bodies.

Imitate the ass in his love to his master.

Every creature in the world is like a book and a picture, to us, and a mirror.

It is remarkable that only small birds properly sing.