Animals
犬 dog; 狗 dog; 猫 cat; 鼠 mouse; 鳥 bird; 馬 horse; 牛 cow; 羊 sheep; 豚 pig; 鶏 chicken; 鴨 duck; 象 elephant; 虎 tiger; 熊 bear; 狼 wolf; 狐 fox; 狸 raccoon dog (tanuki); 猿 monkey; 龜/亀 tortoise; 魚 fish; 鯨 whale; 虫 insect;
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Famous quotes containing the word animals:
“Shall we never have done with that cliché, so stupid that it could only be human, about the sympathy of animals for man when he is unhappy? Animals love happiness almost as much as we do. A fit of crying disturbs them, they’ll sometimes imitate sobbing, and for a moment they’ll reflect our sadness. But they flee unhappiness as they flee fever, and I believe that in the long run they are capable of boycotting it.”
—Colette [Sidonie Gabrielle Colette] (1873–1954)
“The moles nested in my cellar, nibbling every third potato, and making a snug bed even there of some hair left after plastering and of brown paper; for even the wildest animals love comfort and warmth as well as man, and they survive the winter only because they are so careful to secure them.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought.”
—Victor Hugo (1802–1885)