animals Quotes

I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.

Some kinds of animals burrow in the ground; others do not. Some animals are nocturnal, as the owl and the bat; others use the hours of daylight. There are tame animals and wild animals. Man and the mule are always tame; the leopard and the wolf are invariably wild, and others, as the elephant, are easily tamed.

Some animals are cunning and evil-disposed, as the fox; others, as the dog, are fierce, friendly, and fawning. Some are gentle and easily tamed, as the elephant; some are susceptible of shame, and watchful, as the goose. Some are jealous and fond of ornament, as the peacock.

Some animals utter a loud cry. Some are silent, and others have a voice, which in some cases may be expressed by a word; in others, it cannot. There are also noisy animals and silent animals, musical and unmusical kinds, but they are mostly noisy about the breeding season.

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport; when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.

While we ourselves are the living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal living conditions on this earth?

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.

Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones.

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.