"Why is Israel like a dove? Other birds, when tired, rest on a branch; but when the dove tires, she rests one wing and flies with the other." ~~ Midrash Genesis R. 39:10
"Who breeds an unruly dog in his house keeps kindness away." ~~ Talmud, Shabbat
"A giant feels the sting of a bee." ~~ Immanuel of Rome
"Man is likened unto a bird. A bird can fly upward and upward so long as it moves its wings." ~~ Yisrael Salanter (Lipkin)
"A dog which is not in its home-town does not bark." ~~ Samuel Joseph Agnon
"A bird you set free you may catch again, but a word that escapes your lips will not return. " ~~ Mishle Yehoshua
"Two dogs were bad friends. One day the wolf attacked one of them. Quoth the other: “If I do not help him today, the wolf will destroy him and tomorrow attack me.” So they joined forces and killed the wolf." ~~ Talmud, Sanhedrin
"Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read." ~~ Groucho Marx
"If the eagle goes walking, he will be trodden on like any worm." ~~ S. Ben Zion
"Like a bird that strays from her nest is a man who strays from his home." ~~ Proverbs (Mishle) 27:8
"When dogs howl, the Angel of Death is in town; when they play, the prophet Elijah is." ~~ Talmud, Bava Qamma
"My favorite animal is steak. " ~~ Fran Lebowitz