Quotes about animals

I have selected out various themes of quotations to make them a little easier to browse, all these quotes are about 'Animals'.

A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction.
One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him. (Chinese Proverb)
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich. (Louis Sabin) [All About Dogs As Pets]
How monotonous the sounds of the forest would be if the music came only from the Top Ten birds. (Dan Bennett)
What is sauce for the goose may be sauce for the gander but is not necessarily sauce for the chicken, the duck, the turkey or the guinea hen. (Alice B. Toklas)
He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount. (Chinese Proverb)
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man. (Mark Twain)
The more I see of men the more I like dogs. (Madame de Stael )
A dog naps so much because it loves so hard. (Unknown)
It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds. (Aesop) [20 BC - 560 BC, The Jay and the Peacock]
Whoever said a horse was dumb, was dumb. (Unknown)
I embrace emerging experience. I participate in discovery. I am a butterfly. I am not a butterfly collector. I want the experience of the butterfly. (William Stafford)
May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun. And find your shoulder to light on. To bring you luck, happiness and riches. Today, tomorrow and beyond. (Irish Proverb)
The Greek word for rooster is built from combined parts that mean a getter out of bed. (J.C. McKeown) [A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities]
The factory of the future will have two employees a man and a dog. The man's job will be to feed the dog. The dog's job will be to prevent the man from touching any of the automated equipment. (Warren Bennis)
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. (Robert Wilson Lynd) [The Blue Lion and Other Essays]
One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why. (Unknown)
A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help. (Albert Schweitzer)
Women and tigers are exactly alike. They have the same temperament, emotions, and vulnerabilities. They must be spoken to softly - but it doesn't hurt to carry a big stick just in case. (Unknown)
I would not enter in my list of friends, Who needlessly sets foot upon a worm. An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path, But he has the humanity, forewarned, Will tread aside, and let the reptile live. (William Cowper)
If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life. (Roger Caras) [A Celebration of Dogs]
A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. (Indian proverb)
Cats, women - if you think they will do something, they will usually do something else. (Siefried)
Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. (Ann Landers)
Love is like a butterfly: It goes where it pleases and it pleases wherever it goes. (Author Unknown)
I may seem quiet and reserved, but if you mess with my dog, I will break out a level of crazy that will make your nightmares seem like a happy place. (Unknown)
The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. (Rabindranath Tagore)
Bunnies are cuddly, the large and the small, but I like chocolate ones, the best of them all. (Unknown)
An optimist is someone who gets treed by a lion but enjoys the scenery. (Walter Winchell)
Sleep with me. Sleep with my dogs. (Sinclair Lewis )
I once decided not to date a guy because he wasn't excited to meet my dog. (Bonnie Schacter )
Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away. (Confucius)
A rose has thorns, a cat has claws; certainly both are worth the risk. (Unknown)
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. (Andy Rooney)
My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet. (Edith Wharton )
A bird is three things: feathers, flight and song, and feathers are the least of these. (Marjorie Allen Seiffert) [The Shining Bird]
The fatter the flea the leaner the dog. (Unknown)
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. (English Proverb)
If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either. (Unknown)
In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. (Terry Pratchett)
A cat is a lion to a mouse. (Albanian Proverb)
Whoever said that diamonds were a girl's best friend … never owned a dog. (Unknown)
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. (Josh Billings)
I don't judge people on race, religion, or sexual orientation. I judge them on whether or not they are dog lovers. (Unknown)
Never look for birds of this year in the nests of the last. (Miguel De Cervantes) [Don Quixote]
The cat has nine lives - three for playing, three for straying, and three for staying. (English proverb)
It is better to feed one cat than many mice. (Norwegian proverb)
You can't be suspicious of a tree, or accuse a bird or a squirrel of subversion or challenge the ideology of a violet. (Hal Borland) [1900 - 1978]
Everything I know, I learned from dogs. (Nora Roberts )
In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him. (Dereke Bruce)
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 )
No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of winter. (Kenneth Grahame) [The Wind in the Willows]
When the cat is away the mice will play. (Unknown)
Do not free a camel of the burden of his hump - you may be freeing him from being a camel. (G. K. Chesterton)
Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings. (Ethiopian Proverb)
I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source. (Doris Day )
Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing. (Aesop) [The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Aesop's Fables]
If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. (Assyrian Proverb)
Everyone needs a dog to adore him, and a tiger to bring him back to reality. (Unknown)
Dogs motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure, and be loyal. (Tom Hayden )
In the next century it will be the early mechanical bird which get the first plastic worm out of the artificial grass. (Bill Vaughan)
The more I see of men the more I like dogs (Unknown)
If the road is beautiful, walk the road slowly; be a turtle, be a snail and even better than this: Stop walking; live the road fully. (Mehmet Murat ildan)
The great 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. (Samuel Butler )
A man may smile and bid you hail yet wish you to the devil; but when a good dog wags his tail, you know he's on the level. (Unknown)
To be a good hunter you need good eyes, a steady hand, and a loud voice so you can yell for help when you're in a tree top. (Unknown)
Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose. (Garrison Keillor)
A stubborn horse walks behind you, an impatient horse walks in front of you, but a noble companion walks beside you. (Unknown)
You may know a gentleman by his horse, his hawk, and his greyhound. (Old Welsh Proverb)
A lovely horse is always an experience.. It is an emotional experience of the kind that is spoiled by words. (Unknown)
My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog thinks I am. (Unknown)
After dark all cats are leopards. (American proverb)
If you stared deep into a cat's eyes, you would be able to see into the world of spirits. (English proverb)
In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag. (W.H. Auden )
Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job. (Franklin P. Jones )
Two feet move our body, four feet move our soul (Unknown)
It has been said that something as small as the flutter of a butterfly's wing can ultimately cause a typhoon halfway around the world. (Unknown)
If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember. (Terry Pratchett) [Lords and Ladies ]
No matter how eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his parents were poor, but honest. (Bertrand Russell)
How does one become a butterfly? You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar. (Unknown)
Fear an ignorant man more than a lion. (Turkish Proverb)
Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs. (John Osborne)
One reason the dog has so many friends: He wags his tail instead of his tongue. (Unknown)
Expecting life to treat you well because you are a good person is like expecting an angry bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian. (Shari R. Barr)
A boy can learn a lot from a dog. Obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. (Robert Benchley)
The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. (Unknown) Click here for illustrated quote
I'm bipolar: I like penguins and polar bears. (Unknown)
God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages. (Jacques Deval) [Afin de vivre bel et bien]
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg. (Abraham Lincoln)
If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them. (Phil Pastoret )
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. (Samuel Butler)
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. (Mark Twain)
The cat was created when the lion sneezed. (Arabian Proverb )
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them. (Samuel Butler)
If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. (Woodrow Wilson) [(USA president 1856-1924)]
What would become of the garden if the gardener treated all the weeds and slugs and birds and trespassers as he would like to be treated, if he were in their place? (Thomas Huxley) [1825 - 1895]
I'm the type of person that goes to a party ... and makes friends with the dog. (Auntie Acid) [Facebook]
There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast. (Unknown)
Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog. (Doug Larson)
All knowledge, the totality of all questions and all answers is contained in the dog. (Franz Kafka )
Never stand between a dog and the fire hydrant. (John Peer)
If dogs could talk, it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one. (Andrew A. Rooney)
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 your lap is warmer. (Alfred North Whitehead)
If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies. (Author Unknown)
Poor indeed is the garden in which birds find no homes. (Abram L. Urban)
I was the shyest human ever invented, but I had a lion inside me that wouldn't shut up. (Ingrid Bergman)
It is not before you have truly respected an animal that a part of your soul will wake up ... (Unknown)
Happiness starts with a wet nose and ends with a wagging tail. (Unknown)
Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction. (Unknown)
Eat a frog first thing in the morning, and nothing worse will happen to you all day. (Unknown)
A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life. (Bob Barker )
It is not the strongest of the species who survive, not the most intelligent, but those who are the most adaptive to change. (Charles Darwin)
I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts. (John Steinbeck)
The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how he regards cats. (Unknown)
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty. (Unknown)
Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong. (W.R. Purche )
If dogs could talk, perhaps we'd find it just as hard to get along with them as we do with people. (Diana Black)
Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to. (Joe Gores)
A house is not a home without a dog. (Unknown)
Butterflies are self propelled flowers. (R.H. Heinlein)
I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. (Winston S. Churchill)
No garden truly blooms until butterflies have danced upon it. (K. D'Angelo)
Those that dislike cats will be carried to the cemetery in the rain. (Dutch Proverb)
I think I have a right to resent, to object, to libelous statements about my dog. (Franklin D. Roosevelt )
It is not before you have respected an animal that a part of your soul will awake. (Unknown) Click here for illustrated quote
Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. (Max Eastman)
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)
Children are for people who can't have dogs. (Unknown)
Being born in a stable does not make one a horse. (Unknown)
Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun. (Indian Proverb)
Happy owner, happy cat. Indifferent owner, reclusive cat. (Chinese Proverb)
The journey of life is sweeter when traveled with a dog. (Bridget Willoughby)
You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. (American proverb)
Happiness is a warm puppy. (Charles Shultz )
Fishes live in the sea, as men do a-land; the great ones eat up the little ones. (William Shakespeare)
Women, don't get a tattoo. That butterfly looks great on your breast when you're twenty or thirty, but when you get to seventy, it stretches into a condor. (Billy Elmer)
The tulip and the butterfly appear in gayer coats than I. Let me be dressed fine as I will, flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still. (Isaac Watts)
Nature's message was always there and for us to see. It was written on the wings of butterflies. (Kjell B. Sandved)
You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren. (William Henry Hudson) [1841 - 1922, Afoot in England, 1909]
Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is happiest when he does not even notice whether it passes swiftly or slowly. (Ivan Turgenev)
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. (Ambrose Bierce)
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. (Groucho Marx)
Like a butterfly evolving, we must love each stage we pass through. Be not judgmental of yourself. You are becoming a wondrous butterfly. (Unknown)
A cat may look at a king. (English Proverb)
The lion and the calf shall lie down together but the calf won't get much sleep. (Woody Allen)
Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine. (Jeffrey Glassberg)
Love is like butterfly, beautiful and delicate... If you truly care for it, you'll do whatever you can to make it happy, even if that means letting it go. (Scott Pemberton)
We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever. (Carl Sagan)
In riding a horse, we borrow freedom. (Unknown)
It is a truly wise man who does not play leap frog with a unicorn. (Unknown)
He is as quiet as a cat. (Japanese proverb)
Dear wolf, that sheep's clothing makes your butt look big. (Unknown)
Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that your are wonderful. (Ann Landers)
Better to live one year as a tiger, than a hundred as a sheep. (Madonna)
Politicians are interested in people. Not that it is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs. (P. J. O'Rourke)
A dog is not 'almost human' and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such. The dog can do many things which man cannot do, never could do and never will do. (Unknown)
Flowers and butterflies drift in color, illuminating spring. (Unknown)
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. (Ben Williams )
If I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes. (Charles Lindbergh)
Every life should have nine cats. (Unknown)
The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity. (George Carlin)
All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed … For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog. (Charles Shultz)
Butterflies can't see their wings. They can't see how beautiful they are, but everyone else can. People are like that. (Unknown)
Birds of a feather flock together then crap on your car. (Unknown)
Every dog must have his day. (Jonathan Swift )
The wren and the nightingale sound nothing alike, but think how dull the world would be without the songs of both birds. (Kirby Larson) [The Friendship Doll]
The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry. (French proverb)
Dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish. (Unknown)
The cat who frightens the mice away is as good as the cat who eats them. (German Proverb)
If your horse says no, you either asked the wrong question or asked the question wrong. (Unknown)
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. (Mark Twain)
Beware of people who dislike cats. (Irish Proverb)
If you want to know the character of a man, find out what his cat thinks of him. (Unknown)
Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies. (Gene Hill)
A cat may go to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. (Ethiopian Proverb)
Happiness is not a horse, you cannot harness it. (Russian Proverb)
The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself. (Augustine of Hippo)
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. (Gilda Radner )
Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
The dog that fetches will also carry. (Latin Proverb) [Translation If someone reveals another's secrets t]
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. (Robert A. Heinlein)
A good dog never dies, he always stays, he walks besides you on crisp autumn days when frost is on the fields and winter's drawing near, his head within our hand in his old way. (Unknown)
Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out. (James Bryant Conant)
If you want to hurt me, fine. Take my books. Burn down my house. Shave my head while I am sleeping. But nobody, nobody screws with my dog. (Molly Harper)
Learn a lesson from your dog - no matter what life brings you, kick some grass over that shit and move on. (Unknown)
Animals are such agreeable friends, they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. (George Eliot)
The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs. (Jeanne-Marie Roland)
Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children. (William Penn)
Birds of a feather flock together. (Aesop) [The Farmer and the Stork - Aesop's Fables]
The cat dreams of garbage. (Hindu Proverb)
If stretching were wealth, the cat would be rich. (African Proverb)
If you want to be liked, get a dog. The people you work with are not your friends. (Deborah Norville)
A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we like that wise old bird? (Edward H. Richards)
Four legs good, two legs bad. (George Orwell)
It's no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk. (Unknown)
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly. (Richard Buckminster Fuller)

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