Animal QuotesAnimal quotes all focus on our treatment of living things. From quotations about animal companions, to sayings showing respect for the rights of all life forms on earth, we hope these words inspire a reverence for all living things. As Albert Einstein points out, “Our task must be to free ourselves…by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” If man was what he ought to be, he would be adored by the animals. Henri Amiel A dog is one of the reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk. O. A. Battista An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language. Martin Buber Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. Roger Caras I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. Winston Churchill Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages. Thomas A. Edison Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survivial of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet. Albert Einstein Our task must be to free ourselves... by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty. Albert Einstein You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets. Nora Ephron Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. Anatole France The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed: the only animal that is never satisfied. Henry George 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 might have been. William Hazlitt If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. James Herriot We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. Immanual Kant Never, never, be afraid to do what’s right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society’s punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way. Martin Luther King, Jr. 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. Gary Larson Happiness is a warm puppy. Charles M. Schulz Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. Albert Schweitzer Try to find the path of least resistance and use it without harming others. Live with integrity and morality, not only with people but with all beings. Steven Seagal Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labor, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television. Lewis Thomas We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still. Lewis Thomas As long as there are slaughterhouses there will be battlefields. A vegetarian diet is the acid test of humanitarianism. Leo Tolstoy The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men. Alice Walker There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. Ben Williams Return from Animal Quotes, Living Creatures Quotations, and Sayings about Pets to Quotes Listed by Subject
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