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.

A good dog, sir, deserves a good bone.

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.

Life is no way to treat an animal.

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

It is remarkable that only small birds properly sing.

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.

Animals are good to think with.

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

Cows are among the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them—and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep love for these quiet creatures.

Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes and pompous in the grave.

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

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.