Quotes About Animals

The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog

By what right has the dog come to be regarded as a noble animal? The more brutal and cruel and unjust you are to him the more your fawning and adoring slave he becomes; whereas, if you shamefully misuse a cat once she will always maintain a dignified reserve toward you afterward--you will never get her full confidence again.

This is a strange place, and extraordinary place, and interesting. There is nothing resembling it at home. The people are all insane, the other animals are all insane, the earth is insane, Nature itself is insane.

They were nothing but ravens—I knew that—what they thought of me could be a matter of no consequence—and yet when even a raven shouts after you, What a hat! Oh, pull down your vest! and that sort of thing, it hurts you and humiliates you, and there is no getting around it with fine reasoning and pretty arguments. Animals

Can a wolfe be beautiful?

One thing I've noticed about the Germans: They seem very fond of pigs.

Com diu John Berger en el seu fantàstic assaig «Per què mirem els animals?», estan fets perquè els animals hi estiguin exposats tothora a la nostra mirada (encara que els zoos actuals s'han < -o potser hauria de dir animalitzat?-, en disposar zones ocultes a la mirada de l'espectador), però també perquè no puguin mai retornar-nos la nostra mirada, o en tot cas, retornar-nos-la en situació d'igualtat.

Els zoos, com diu John Berger en el seu fantàstic assaig «Per què mirem els animals?», estan fets perquè els animals hi estiguin exposats tothora a la nostra mirada (encara que els zoos actuals s'han «humanitzat» -o potser hauria de dir animalitzat?-, en disposar zones ocultes a la mirada de l'espectador), però també perquè no puguin mai retornar-nos la nostra mirada, o en tot cas, retornar-nos-la en situació d'igualtat.

Bruno could never feel comfortable without an animal close to the center of his life, a creature with intelligence and warmth in its eyes, with affection and trust in its greeting.

But of one thing he was convinced: if le bon Dieu was half as wise and merciful as they said, then he would want dogs and horses in heaven.

Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are the tormented souls. - On Religion

Mitleid mit den Thieren hängt mit der Güte des Charakters so genau zusammen, daß man zuversichtlich behaupten darf, wer gegen Thiere grausam ist, könne kein guter Mensch seyn.

It can truly be said: Men are the devils of the earth, and the animals are the tormented souls.

is obviously high time that the Jewish conception of nature, at any rate in regard to animals, should come to an end in Europe, and that the eternal being which, as it lives in us, also lives in every animal should be recognized as such, and as such treated with care and consideration.

The eternal being which, as it lives in us, also lives in every animal ... the animal is in essence absolutely the same thing that we are. - On Religion

The eternal being, as it lives in us, also lives in every animal.

Olhai ao vosso redor! O sintoma externo da brutalidade cada vez mais crescente pode até mesmo ser reconhecido como o elemento que constantemente a acompanha — a barba longa, esse distintivo sexual em meio ao rosto, dizendo-nos que à humanidade prefere-se a masculinidade. Esta nos coloca em pé de igualdade com os animais, uma vez que leva o indivíduo a querer ser antes de tudo um macho, mas, e somente depois um homem.

The world is not a piece of machinery and animals are not articles manufactured for our use. Such views should be left to synagogues and philosophical lecture-rooms, which in essence are not so very different.

La conmiseración con los animales está íntimamente unida a la bondad de carácter de tal suerte, que se puede afirmar de seguro que quien es cruel con los animales no puede ser buena persona

La compasión por los animales está íntimamente asociada con la bondad del carácter y puede ser afirmado que el que es cruel con los animales no puede ser un buen hombre.

the end of the day we're all animals. We need to be shown our pee ell a see ee. A little clarity will go a long way towards helping all the concerned parties. You will be doing her a favour for which she will, one day, be grateful. Believe me, I speak from experience.' R.C. often dropped his voice mid-sentence and spelled out random words, as though he was hoodwinking an imaginary eavesdropper who didn't know how to spell.

Thomas laid out the thinking behind his proposal. The aim, he said, was to attack what he termed the Three Plagues of nursing home existence: boredom, loneliness, and helplessness. To attack the Three Plagues they needed to bring in some life. They'd put green plants in every room. They'd tear up the lawn and create a vegetable and flower garden. And they'd bring in animals.

Dreamt [. . .] of a grey hen who came rubbing against me, wanting to be stroked. She was afraid of me, thought I was dangerous, but I stroked her and then she flew up and settled on the roosting-bar or shelf in the hen-house.

To me, these people were as exotic as animals in a zoo. I'd never seen anything like them. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to be one of them or simply live among them taking notes and photographs.