Animal Quote by Ambrose Bierce Download Open image “MONKEY, n. An arboreal animal which makes itself at home in genealogical trees.” — Ambrose Bierce ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.3 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Animal Animals Home Monkeys Tree Trees
I am not nearly so interested in what monkey man was derived from as I am in what kind of monkey he is to… — Loren Eiseley Copy Share Image
“They were two human primates carrying another primate. One was the master of the earth, or at least believed himself to be, and the… — Richard Preston Copy Share Image
To put it crudely but graphically, the monkey who did not have a realistic perception of the tree branch he jumped for was soon… — George Gaylord Simpson Copy Share Image
3 monkeys sittin' under a coconut tree discussing things as they are set to be. Said one to the others now listen you two...there's… — Damian Marley Copy Share Image
Nobody can make a monkey out of anyone who isn't a monkey to start with. — Esther Forbes Copy Share Image
“Life is sometimes to be a monkey with a monkey, to be a dog with a dog, a bird with a bird, water with… — Mehmet Murat ildan Copy Share Image
“The story of a briefly abundant hairless primate originating in Africa is but a footnote in the history of life, but in the history… — Matt Ridley (Author Copy Share Image
A lot of people get a monkey off their back in order to make room for an elephant. — Superman Copy Share Image
OBSESSED, p.p. Vexed by an evil spirit, like the Gadarene swine and other critics. Obsession was once more common than it is now. Arasthus… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
DECIDE, v.i. To succumb to the preponderance of one set of influences over another set. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
IMMORAL, adj. Inexpedient. Whatever in the long run and with regard to the greater number of instances men find to be generally inexpedient comes… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
REVIEW, v.t. To set your wisdom (holding not a doubt of it./ Although in truth there's neither bone nor skin to it)/ At work… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RUBBISH, n. Worthless matter, such as the religions, philosophies, literatures, arts and sciences of the tribes infesting the regions lying due south from Boreaplas. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
There was never a genius who was not thought a fool until he disclosed himself; whereas he is a fool then only. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
WHANGDEPOOTENAWAH, n. In the Ojibwa tongue, disaster; an unexpected affliction that strikes hard. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
RIDICULE, n. Words designed to show that the person of whom they are uttered is devoid of the dignity of character distinguishing him who… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
I was 3-years-old - to this day it is a vivid memory. My family and I were on a boat, catching fish. As one… — Joaquin Phoenix Copy Share Image
Animals know nothing of themselves, and they also know nothing of the world. — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant. — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
“What does it mean to be a self-conscious animal? The idea is ludicrous, if it is not monstrous. It means to know that one… — Ernest Becker Copy Share Image
We must love animals in such a powerful way that we should reject to eat them! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
This brings me back to the image of Kafka standing before a fish in the Berlin aquarium, a fish on which his gaze fell… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Animal rights without veganism is like human rights with slavery. It makes no sense. None whatsoever. — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
It’s a small thing to help one animal, but to that one animal it’s a big thing — Gene Baur Copy Share Image
Even with clothing naked animals, there were people who wanted to send in money. A woman in Santa Barbara, California, sent a $40,000 check.… — Alan Abel Copy Share Image
We're not very dangerous animals; we don't have a horn like a rhino or quills like a porcupine. — Helen Fisher Copy Share Image
