Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.
—William Hazlitt, 1819Quotes
Life is no way to treat an animal.
—Kurt Vonnegut, 2005Happiness is a warm puppy.
—Charles Schulz, 1971Be a good animal, true to your animal instincts.
—D.H. Lawrence, 1911Alas! We are ridiculous animals.
—Horace Walpole, 1777Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
—George Eliot, 1857How like to us is that filthy beast the ape.
—Cicero, 45 BCOne of the animals which a generous and sociable man would soonest become is a dog. A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character; he can enjoy equally the field and the fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he propitiates; he offends and is pardoned; he stands by you in adversity; he is a good fellow.
—Leigh Hunt, 1834Go to the ant, you lazybones; consider its ways, and be wise.
—Book of Proverbs, c. 350 BCDo you not see how God is praised by those in the heavens and those on earth? The very birds praised Him as they wing their way.
—The Qur’an, c. 620If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail.
—Fran Lebowitz, 1981Every creature in the world is like a book and a picture, to us, and a mirror.
—Alain de Lille, c. 1200The elephant, although a gross beast, is yet the most decent and most sensible of any other upon earth. Although he never changes his female, and hath so tender a love for her whom he hath chosen, yet he never couples with her but at the end of every three years, and then only for the space of five days.
—St. Francis de Sales, 1609