“Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly ”

“A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house.”

“Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened”

“It's the last straw that breaks the camel's back.”

“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way”

“I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries”