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

“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”

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

“Jealousy is a dog's bark which attracts thieves”

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