As long as we do violence to other animals, we’ll keep on doing violence to ourselves.

If a man aspires to a righteous life, his first act of abstinence if from injury to animals.

A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.

...there was a difference between killing for nourishment and killing for curiosity or sport.

The fate of animals is of far greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous.

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.

I can't abide people who go soft over animals and then cheat every human they come across!

To be able to laugh and to be merciful are the only things that make man better than the beast

...only someone who'd never been an animal would put up a sign saying not to feed them....

Whether we change our lives or do nothing, we have responded. To do nothing is to do something.

Animals and nature are known to open our hearts, calm us, and reduce blood pressure and stress.

Any foolish boy can stamp on a beetle, but all the professors in the world cannot make a beetle.

Sometimes animals are more human than people and other times people are more animal than animals

Dogs are the best example of a being who doesn't need to lie to protect someone's pride.

You think those dogs will not be in heaven! I tell you they will be there long before any of us.