Life is no way to treat an animal.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Who sleepeth with dogs shall rise with fleas.

Do you not see how God is praised by those in the heavens and those on earth? The very birds praised Him as they wing their way.

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

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.

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

Who hears the fishes when they cry?

Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.