Quotes on Pet

The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.

No louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast, When husbands or lap-dogs breathe their last.

There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham.

There will be no justice as long as man will stand with a knife or with a gun and destroy those who are weaker than he is.

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.

I'll not hurt thee, says Uncle Toby, rising with the fly in his hand. Go, he says, opening the window to let it escape. Why should I hurt thee? This world is surely wide enough to hold both thee and me.

Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog.

Children all over the world consort quite naturally with animals. They don't see any dividing line. That is something they have to be taught, just as they have to be taught it is all right to kill and eat them.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.

A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.

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.

Humor and laughter - not necessarily derogatory derision - are my pet tools. This may come from my general philosophy of never taking the world too seriously - for fear of dying of boredom.

I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.

Veterans report that service dogs help break their isolation. People will often avert their eyes when they see a wounded veteran. But when the veteran has a dog, the same people will come up and say, 'Hi' to pet the dog and then strike up a conversation.

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs.

Left to my own devices, would I trade this for firm thighs, fewer wrinkles, a better memory? On some days. That's why it's such a blessing I'm not left to my own devices. Because the truth is I have amazing friends and a deep faith in God, to whom I can turn. I have a cool kid, a sweet boyfriend, darling pets. I've learned to pay attention to life, and to listen. I'd give up all this for a flatter belly? Are you crazy?

Man is a marvelous curiosity...he thinks he is the Creator's pet...he even believes the Creator loves him; has passion for him; sits up nights to admire him; yes and watch over him and keep him out of trouble. He prays to him and thinks he listens. Isn't it a quaint idea.

I don't believe in the concept of hell, but if I did I would think of it as filled with people who were cruel to animals.

Animals don't lie. Animals don't criticize. If animals have moody days, they handle them better than humans do.