Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this no dog exchanges bones with another.
Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it.
Man is the only animal capable of reasoning, though many others possess the faculty of memory and instruction in common with him.
As Cuvier could correctly describe a whole animal by the contemplation of a single bone, so the observer who has thoroughly understood one link in a series of incidents should be able to accurately state all the other ones, both before and after.
Humans are amphibians half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time.
I've always felt that if I examine myself too much, I'll find out what I know and don't know, and I'll burst the bubble. I've gotten so lucky relying on my animal instincts, I'd rather keep a little bit of the animal alive.
For many people who are so lost in their minds, so much involved in their thought processes, the only moments they have when they are not trapped in that is when they are relating to their animal, their pet.