Short Dog Quotes

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

  Roger Caras

  Life, Dog, Sorry

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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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• Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend.

  Corey Ford

  Funny, Dog, Witty

  Corey Ford (1952). “Every Dog Should Have a Man: The Care and Feeding of Dog's Best Friend”

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• Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.

  John Grogan

  Dog, Laughter, Home

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• There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.

  Bernard Williams

  Happiness, Dog, Nature

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

  Agnes Sligh Turnbull

  Life, Dog, Pet

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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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• 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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• If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Dog, Thinking

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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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• Dogs love company. They place it first on their short list of needs.

  J. R. Ackerley

  Friendship, Dog, Lists

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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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• Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to.

  Joe Gores

  Dog, Mean, Animal

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• Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.

  Emily Dickinson

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• Man is a dog's idea of what God should be.

  Holbrook Jackson

  Friendship, God, Dog

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• The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogs.

  Alphonse Toussenel

  Dog, Men, Canine

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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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• A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk.

  Orlando Aloysius Battista

  Funny, Dog, Humorous

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• Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.

  Alexander Pope

  Loyalty, Dog, Silly

  Alexander Pope (1737). “Letters of Mr. Alexander Pope: And Several of His Friends”, p.53

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• If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

  Alfred North Whitehead

  Dog, Cat, Animal

  Alfred North Whitehead, Lucien Price (2001). “Dialogues of Alfred North Whitehead”, p.183, David R. Godine Publisher

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• The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

  Samuel Butler

  Dog, Humorous, Animal

  Notebooks (1912) ch. 14

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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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• Dogs never bite me. Just humans.

  Marilyn Monroe

  Inspirational, Dog, Animal

  "Music for Chameleons (A Beautiful Child)". Book by Truman Capote, 1980.

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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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• To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.

  Milan Kundera

  Letting Go, Dog, Stress

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

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