Animals

The eagle never lost so much time, as when he submitted to learn of the crow

The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God

If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning

The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.

The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction

As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys

Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects

The boundary between civilization and barbarism is difficult to draw: put one ring in your nose and you are a savage, put two rings in your ears and you are civilized.

Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal

Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves

When a man is treated like a beast, he says, 'After all, I'm human.' When he behaves like a beast, he says 'After all, I'm only human.'

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs

The mosquito knows full well that he is small, he is a beast of prey

The most accomplished monkey cannot draw a monkey, this only man can do; just as it is also only man who regards his ability to do this as a distinct merit

The day is done, and the darkness, falls from the wings of night, as a feather is wafted downward, from an eagle in his flight

I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of the cats is infinitely superior.

Man may be considered as a superior species of animal that produces philosophies and poems in about the same way a silkworm produces their cocoons and bees their hives

You must have the bird in your heart before you can find it in the bush.

Cats and monkeys; monkeys and cats; all human life is there.