Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honour.

It is because of his brain that he [modern man] has risen above the animals. Guess which animals he has risen above.

The sloth lives his life upside down. He is perfectly comfortable that way. If the blood rushes to his head, nothing happens because there is nothing to work on.

Some people lose all respect for the lion unless he devours them instantly. There is no pleasing some people.

If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence.

Cæsar might have married her [Cleopatra], but he had a wife at home. There's always something.

Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.