Pet Quotes

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  The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's.

  Mark Twain

  Dog, Men, Animal

  Mark Twain, William Dean Howells (1960). “Mark Twain-Howells Letters: The Correspondence of Samuel L. Clemens and William D. Howells, 1872-1910”, Belknap Press

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• Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

  Anatole France

  Love, Inspiring, Dog

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

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  The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.

  Andy Rooney

  Inspirational, Funny, Dog

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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 vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't been fully recognized. They keep millions of people sane.

  Eckhart Tolle

  People, World, Function

  Eckhart Tolle (2013). “Guardians of Being: Spiritual Teachings from Our Dogs and Cats”, p.44, New World Library

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• An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.

  Martin Buber

  Dog, Eye, Animal

  Martin Buber (2004). “I and Thou”, p.73, A&C Black

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• If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.

  James Herriot

  Inspiring, Loyalty, Gratitude

  James Herriot (2012). “All Creatures Great and Small: The classic memoirs of a Yorkshire country vet”, p.232, Pan Macmillan

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• Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.

  Robert Wagner

  Compassion, Love And Compassion, Humans

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• The difference between friends and pets is that friends we allow into our company, pets we allow into our solitude.

  Robert Breault

  Dog, Animal, Differences

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• Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.

  Roger Caras

  Life, Dog, Sorry

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• Pets require feeding, training, affection and exercise, but in return they offer unconditional love and companionship.

  Jeanne Phillips

  Women, Exercise, Unconditional Love

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• It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

  Haile Selassie

  Animal, Compassion, Wicked

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  The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

  Johnny Depp

  Love, Dog, Baby

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

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• Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  "Time Enough for Love". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1973.

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• Lots of people talk to animals... Not very many listen, though... That's the problem.

  Benjamin Hoff

  Love, Inspiring, Dog

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  I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

  Jean Cocteau

  Dog, Home, Cat

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

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• There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Love, Funny, Music

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  Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

  George Eliot

  Motivational, Spiritual, Dog

  George Eliot (2016). “George Eliot's Life, Complete: Top Novelist Focus”, p.226, 谷月社

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  It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

  Theophile Gautier

  Inspirational, Motivational, Friendship

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• Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really.

  Agnes Sligh Turnbull

  Life, Dog, Faults

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• Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog.

  Douglas Malloch

  Friendship, Dog, Hurt

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• When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

  Edward Abbey

  Friendship, Dog, Silly

  Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.54, RosettaBooks

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• Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear.

  Dave Barry

  Dog, Animal, Car

  Dave Barry (2010). “Dave Barry Talks Back”, p.118, Crown Archetype

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• The dog is the god of frolic.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Dog, War, Animal

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• Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

  William S. Burroughs

  Cat, Individualism, Feline

  William S. Burroughs (2007). “Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader”, p.504, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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