“The tigers of wrath are wiser than the horses of instruction”

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

“The boundary between civilization and barbarism is difficult to draw: put one ring in your nose and you are a savage, put two rings in your ears and you are civilized.”

“Men should stop fighting among themselves and start fighting insects”

“As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys”

“If the lion was advised by the fox, he would be cunning”