Canine Quotes

• You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.

  Robert Louis Stevenson

  Dog, Animal, Thinking

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.

  Jerome K. Jerome

  Funny, Dog, Silly

  Jerome K. Jerome (2016). “The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow”, p.68, Jerome K. Jerome

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• Life is like a dogsled race. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

  Lewis Grizzard

  Leadership, Dog, Race

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• There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog

  Konrad Lorenz

  Friendship, Dog, Broken

  Konrad Lorenz (2003). “King Solomon's Ring”, p.111, Routledge

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• Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.

  Sigmund Freud

  Cute, Dog, Hate

  Sigmund Freud (1992). “The Diary of Sigmund Freud 1929-1939: A Record of the Final Decade”

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• Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man, without his vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning flattery if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the memory of Botswain, a dog.

  Lord Byron

  Dog, Memories, Men

  George Gordon Byron, “Epitaph To A Dog”

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• I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.

  Gilda Radner

  Dog, Unconditional Love, Animal

  Gilda Radner (2015). “It's Always Something”, p.6, Simon and Schuster

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• Whoever said you can't buy Happiness forgot little puppies.

  Gene Hill

  Dog, Nature, Silly

  Gene Hill (2013). “A Hunter's Fireside Book: Tales of Dogs, Ducks, Birds, & Guns”, p.62, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• In the world which we know, among the different and primitive geniuses that preside over the evolution of the several species, there exists not one, excepting that of the dog, that ever gave a thought to the presence of man.

  Maurice Maeterlinck

  Friendship, Dog, Men

  Maurice Maeterlinck (2015). “The Double Garden: Works of Maeterlinck”, p.13, 谷月社

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• If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

  Will Rogers

  Cute, Death, Loyalty

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• The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Funny, Dog, Humor

  Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.13, University of Georgia Press

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• Every dog must have his day.

  Jonathan Swift

  Success, Dog, Bad Day

  Jonathan Swift (1860). “The Works of Jonathan Swift ...: With Copious Notes and Additions, and a Memoir of the Author”, p.513

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• If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.

  James Thurber

  Dog, Nature, Animal

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• The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

  James Thurber

  Dog, Successful, Animal

  James Thurber (1955). “Thurber's Dog's: A Collection of the Master's Dogs”

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• If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.

  Harry S. Truman

  Funny, Hilarious, Dog

  "The Wit & Wisdom of Harry Truman".

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• It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Funny, Motivational

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.53, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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  Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Cute, God

  Mark Twain (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)”, p.9262, Delphi Classics

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• Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.

  Dean Koontz

  Dog, Prayer, Heart

  Dean Koontz (2007). “False Memory”, p.80, Bantam

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• We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

  Immanuel Kant

  Dog, Heart, Animal

  "True animal instinct", www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2005.

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• The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind

  Theodorus Gaza

  Dog, Pet, Facts

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• I can't think of anything that brings me closer to tears than when my old dog - completely exhausted after a hard day in the field - limps away from her nice spot in front of the fire and comes over to where I'm sitting and puts her head in my lap, a paw over my knee, and closes her eyes, and goes back to sleep. I don't know what I've done to deserve that kind of friend.

  Gene Hill

  Friendship, Dog, Nice

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• Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage.

  Agnes Repplier

  Friendship, Dog, Animal

  Agnes Repplier (1924). “Under dispute”

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• If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

  Edmund Wilson

  Change, Dog, Poodles

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• The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs. - Jeanne

  Madame Roland

  Dog, Men, Admire

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• No man can be condemned for owning a dog. As long as he has a dog, he has a friend; and the poorer he gets, the better friend he has.

  Will Rogers

  Dog, Silly, Men

  Paula Love, Will Rogers (1972). “The Will Rogers book”, Texian Pr

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