“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” –Charles de Gaulle

Man must show kindness from the heart towards animals, because those who use being cruel to them are just as insensitive to men.

[Immanuel Kant]

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains awakened.” –Anatole France

“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent.” –Milan Kundera

“The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.” –Jules Renard

“One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.” –Pam Brown

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.” –Josh Billings

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” –Martin Buber

“Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” –George Eliot

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.”
― Mark Twain