Animal Quotes

When the cat is out, the mouse can dance.

Keep the bone and the dog will follow.

If you put a silk suit on a goat it is still a goat.

When you see a goat you should always hit him, because he is either going into mischief or coming out of it.

Don’t go putting wool on a sheep’s back.

When your hand is in the dog’s mouth, withdraw it gently.

If one sheep puts his head through the gap the rest will follow.

It’s natural for ducks to go barefoot.

The grace of God is found between the saddle and the ground.

It is a bad hen can’t scrape for herself.

‘Every man to his fancy, and me to my own fancy,’ said the old woman when she kissed her cow.

He who has cattle on the hill will not sleep easy.

It is easy to drive with your own whip and another’s horse.

Better is an ass that carries you than a horse that throws you.