animals are indeed more ancient, more complex and in many ways more sophisticated than us. They are more perfect because they remain within Nature's fearful symmetry just as Nature intended. They should be respected and revered, but perhaps none more...
An ant on the move does more than a dozing ox.
After all is said and done, more is said than done.
Every animal knows more than you do.
You will sell more sheepskins at the market than wolfskins.
An accidental meeting is more pleasant than a planned one.
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Money is more eloquent than twelve members of parliament.
A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.
Nobility of soul is more honorable than nobility of birth.
More precious than our children are the children of our children.
A goose quill is more dangerous than a lion's claw.
A poor beauty finds more lovers than husbands.
Anger is often more hurtful than the injury that caused it.
To a dog a bone has more value than a pearl.
Children have more need of models than critics.
There are more fools among buyers than among sellers.
You sell more herrings on the market than sole.
Hobby horses are more expensive than Arabian stallions.
Let your head be more than a funnel to your stomach.
The fingers of the housewife do more than a yoke of oxen.