Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

pets

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. 42 other thoughts from Josh Billings

A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatever, and generally stopping before it gets there. 5 other quotes from Agnes Repplier

Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened. 20 views from Anatole France

The smallest feline is a masterpiece. 27 thoughts from Leonardo da Vinci

Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday. 12 thoughts from Thornton Wilder

Time spent with cats is never wasted. 26 sayings from Sigmund Freud

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does. 15 quotes from Christopher Morley

The dog is the god of frolic. 58 more quotes from Henry Ward Beecher

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. 14 more views from Robert A. Heinlein

To his dog, every man is Napoleon hence the constant popularity of dogs. 45 other quotes from Aldous Huxley

I love cats because I enjoy my home and little by little, they become its visible soul. 24 quotes from Jean Cocteau

A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden. 3 other views from Robert Southey

The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat. 14 more quotes from Ogden Nash

A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. 10 more views from Robert Benchley

No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish. 27 sayings from Kin Hubbard

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog. 33 thoughts from Dwight D. Eisenhower

Cats are connoisseurs of comfort. 4 other thoughts from James Herriot

I've always been mad about cats. 5 quotes from Vivien Leigh

I've got a new invention. It's a revolving bowl for tired goldfish. 2 quotes from Lefty Gomez

It is a good morning exercise for a research scientist to discard a pet hypothesis every day before breakfast. It keeps him young. 2 more quotes from Konrad Lorenz

I heard that Jesus had a pet dinosaur. Evolution must be a myth then. 2 other quotes from John Bacon

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions they pass no criticisms. 52 quotes from George Eliot

I got a pet monkey called Charlie Chan. 22 views from Jimi Hendrix

The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs. 19 wisdom & wit from Charles de Gaulle

I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. 74 other quotes from Winston Churchill

Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. 7 other quotes from Joseph Wood Krutch

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. 19 other quotes from Woodrow Wilson

A lover tries to stand in well with the pet dog of the house. 15 more thoughts from Moliere

I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat. 19 other quotes from Edgar Allan Poe

Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings. 5 sayings from Oliver Herford

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. 15 quotes from Albert Schweitzer

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. 7 quotes from Max Eastman

People who keep dogs are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. 3 views from August Strindberg

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. 3 sayings from Jules Verne

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens. 47 quotes from Abraham Lincoln

Like all pure creatures, cats are practical. 9 wisdom & wit from William S. Burroughs

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. 19 quotes from Alfred North Whitehead