" Even the sheep think, I do believe, though they look so stupid. Everything in creation thinks, that's my idea. Look at a little beetle, how clever it is, how cunning in defense, how patient in labor, how full of disquiet;—but you cannot understand, you are only a nursling. "

― Ouida , Puck - His Vicissitudes, Adventures, Observations, Conclusions, Friendships, and Philosophies