"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~
"My little dog -- a heartbeat at my feet."
"A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution." ~ ~
"Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." ~
"There's no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat." ~
"Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this."
"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us" ~
"A dog is the only thing on earth that will love you more than you love yourself." ~
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." ~
"A house is not a home without a pet." ~
"I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul." ~
"A dog maybe a man's best friend but a horse made history..." ~
"No heaven will not ever Heaven be;
Unless my cats are there to welcome me."
"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in?
I think that is how dogs spend their lives."
"A Horse! A Horse! my kingdom for a horse!" ~ Shakespeare
"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'" ~
"There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before." ~
"The dog was created especially for children. He is the God of frolic." ~
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." ~
"The Cat. He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him." ~
"If I have any beliefs about immortality it is that certain dogs I know will go to heaven, and very very few people." ~
"A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg." ~
"I've met many thinkers and many cats, but the wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." ~
"Every boy should have two things: a dog, and a mother willing to let him have one" ~
"Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled" ~
"A dog has lots of friends because he wags his tail and not his tongue." ~
"The dog represents all that is best in man." ~
"The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp." ~
"And God took a handful of southernly wind, blew His breath over it and created the horse." ~
"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person." ~
"A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song." ~
"Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later." ~
"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." ~ George Elliot
"The Trouble with a kitten is
That
Eventually it becomes a
Cat"
~
"The greatest 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." ~
"I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because you lap is warmer." ~
"...he will be our friend for always and always and always." ~
"The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much." ~
"When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her." ~
