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

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

Who hears the fishes when they cry?

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

Life is no way to treat an animal.

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 fox knows lots of tricks, the hedgehog only one—but it’s a winner.

Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.

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

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

Alas! We are ridiculous animals.

How like to us is that filthy beast the ape.

Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It’s what separates us from the animals—except the weasel.