Quotes

(If I know the author, you can find the name below the quote. If no name is specified, the author is unknown.)

 

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"A life without a dog is a mistake"
(Carl Zuckmayer)

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"Women and cats will do what please’s them,dogs and men should relax and get used to the idea”
(Robert A. Heinlein)
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"The love for animals enhances the cultural level of the people."
(F. Salvochea)
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"When you leave a dog behind because he “grew old", your children will learn the lesson. Maybe they will do the same to you when you are an old man. Think about it …"
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"The dog has made man their God, if the dog was an atheist, it would be perfect"
(Paul Valery)
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"It doesn’t matter if an animal can reason. It matters only that it is capable of suffering and that is why I consider it my neighbor"
(Albert Schweitzer)
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"We can judge the heart of a man according to his love for animals"
(Immanuel Kant)
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“Do not call me dog, I do not deserve such a high qualification … I am not as faithful or loyal … I am only a human being""It is shameful for our species being the dog, (man's best friend) when the man is the dog’s worst friend."
(Eduardo Lamazón)
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"Do not accept the admiration of your dog as an obvious conclusion that you are wonderful“
(Ann Landers)
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"The dog knows, but does not know that he knows“
(Pierre Teilhard de Chardin)
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"A dog is the only thing on earth that will love you more than you will love yourself."

(Josh Billings (1818-1885))

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"You can live without a dog, but it is not worthwhile." (Heinz Rühmann, German actor)
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"If a dog does not come to you after looking you in the face, it is better that you go home and examine your conscience“
(Woodrow Wilson)
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"Buying a dog may be the only opportunity that a human being has to choose a relative."
(Mordecai Siega)
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"You can say any foolish thing to a dog and the dog will look at you in a way that seems to say: ‘My God, he is right! That would have never occurred to me.’“
(Dave Barry)
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“Sitting back in the evening, stargazing and stroking your dog, is an infallible remedy.“
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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"To exercise, walk with someone who will accompany you willingly, preferably a dog.“
(David Brown)
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"There is no better psychiatrist in the world than a puppy licking your face“
(Woodrow Wilson)
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"Somewhere in the rain, there will always be an abandoned dog,
that prevents you from being happy“
(Aldous Huxley)
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"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the manner in which its animals are treated“
(Mahatma Gandhi)
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"Many who have dedicated their life to love, can tell us less about this subject than a child who lost his dog yesterday.“
(Thornton Wilder)
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"Dogs are not everything in life, but they make it complete“
(Roger Caras)
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"Just thinking that my dog loves me more than I love him, I feel shame.“
(Konrad Lorenz)