The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this Earth can ever be.

Happiness is a warm puppy.

I care not for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.

I would like to paint the way a bird sings.

We find animals doing things that we, in our arrogance, used to think was ‘just human.’

Time spent with cats is never wasted.

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.

Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.

What greater gift than the love of a cat.

The lion never fears to walk alone.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

Until one extends one’s circle of compassion to all living things, humanity will not find peace.

If I could be half the person my dog is, I’d be twice the human I am.

The greatness of animals is that they are just themselves.