Man is a fraction of the animal world. Our history is an afterthought, no more, tacked to an infinite calender. We are not so unique as we should like to believe. And if man in a time of need seeks deeper knowledge concerning himself, then he must explore those animal horizons from which we have […]
Animals Quotes
Pig, n. An animal (“Porcus omnivorus”) closely allied to the human race by the splendor and vivacity of its appetite, which, however, is inferior in scope, for it sticks at pig.
Nothing is more humbling than to look with a strong magnifying glass at an insect so tiny that the naked eye sees only the barest speck and to discover that nevertheless it is sculpted and articulated and striped with the same care and imagination as a zebra. Apparently it does not occur to nature whether […]
Tail, n. The part of an animal’s spine that has transcended its natural limitations to set up an independent existence in a world of its own.
You don’t have to eat the whole ox to know that it is tough.
