Animals Quotes

He is not strong and powerful who throweth people down; but he is strong who witholdeth himself from anger.

The shepherd seeks the sheep, and not the sheep the shepherd; but I seek my master, and my master seeks not me: therefore, I am no sheep… The sheep for fodder follow the shepherd, the shepherd for food follows not the sheep; thou for wages followest thy master, thy master for wages follows not thee: […]

They’d had enough of freedom now, The republic of animals clamored For one single regent with absolute rule, Of this they were enamored. Every species assembled itself, Proceeded with fevered devotion, Parties were organized, ballots drawn up, Intrigues were set into motion. The steering committee for asses was By the Old-Long-Ears directed… A little horse’s-party […]

No person hath drunk a better draught than that of anger which he hath swallowed for God’s sake.

A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse! (“Richard III”)

The lion is not so fierce as they paint him.

The cow is of the bovine ilk; One end is moo, the other, milk.

Animals are my friends, and I don’t eat my friends.

I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must be that we will be kind and take care of their needs. They are an obligation put on us, a responsibility we have no right to neglect, or violate by cruelty.

Man is the cruelest animal. At tragedies, bullfights, and crucifixions he has so far felt best on earth; and when he invented hell for himself, behold, that was his heaven on earth.