Most all of my favorties are already listed in this thread -- including the one I have always had in my signature below. But I found a great many dog quotes to share, even though they are a bit far from the original intent to have quotes pertaining to animal welfare. Some are funny, some are true, and some just make you smile.
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." (I like this one!)
-Roger Caras
"Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made."
- Roger Caras
"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. 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
"I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better."
- George Bird Evans
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive."
- Gilda Radner
"Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant."
- Unknown
"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."
- Andrew A. Rooney
"If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience."
- Woodrow Wilson
"Life is like a dog sled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes."
- Lewis Grizzard
"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us."
- Robert Louis Stevenson
"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job." (Isn't that the truth!)
- Franklin P Jones
"A dog is not almost-human, and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such."
- John Holmes
"Qui me amat, amet et canem meum." ("Love me, love my dog.") - St. Bernard, A.D. 1150, "Sermo Primus"
Personally, I would not give a fig for any man's religion whose horse, cat and dog do not feel its benefits. [B]Life in any form is our perpetual responsibility.[/B](Emphasis mine!)
- S. Parkes Cadman
Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.
- Sri Aurobindo
"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies."
- Gene Hill
-- and a little poem for fun that links to the last quote above!
Loyalty
You can't buy loyalty, they say,
I bought it though, the other day
You cant buy friendships,tried and true
Well just the same, I bought that too.
I made my bid and on spot
Brought love and faith and a whole job lot
Of happiness, so all in all
The purchase price was pretty small
I bought a single trusting heart,
that gave devotion from the start
If you think these things are
NOT FOR SALE
Buy a brown-eyed puppy with a wagging tail
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This was fun -- enjoyed all of the previous entries and nice to have the thread revived! |