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Every dog is a lion at home. (Quote by - H. G. Bohn)

Animals are my friends, and I don't eat my friends. (Quote by - George Bernard Shaw)

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. (Quote by - Samuel Butler)

From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought. (Quote by - Victor Hugo)

Courage and conviction are powerful weapons against an enemy who depends only on fists or guns. Animals know when you are afraid; a coward knows when you are not. (Quote by - David Seabury)

People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times. (Quote by - Isaac Bashevis Singer)

We're animals. We're born like every other mammal and we live our whole lives around disguised animal thoughts. (Quote by - Barbara Kingsolver)

My music is best understood by children and animals. (Quote by - Igor Stravinsky)

I would love to have an animal sanctuary in Franklin County. We're looking for someone who could donate the land. Five or 10 acres would be enough. (Quote by - Connie Guthrie)

Human beings are the only animals of which I am thoroughly and cravenly afraid. (Quote by - George Bernard Shaw)

Those who experiment on animals should never be able to quiet their own conscience by telling themselves that these cruelties have a worthy aim. (Quote by - Albert Schweitzer)

The cat lives alone, has no need of society, obeys only when she pleases, pretends to sleep that she may see more clearly, and scratches everything on which she can lay her paw. (Quote by - Fran ois R. Chateaubriand)

My favorite animal is steak. (Quote by - Fran Lebowitz)

I do love animals. (Quote by - Dennis Rodman)

The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men. (Quote by - Emile Zola)

We have been God-like in our planned breeding of our domesticated plants and animals, but we have been rabbit-like in our unplanned breeding of ourselves. (Quote by - Arnold Toynbee)

Many times I am asked why the suffering of animals should call forth more sympathy from me than the suffering of human beings; why I work in this direction of charitable work more than toward any other. My answer is that because I believe that this work includes all the education and lines of reform which are needed to make a perfect circle of peace and goodwill about the Earth. (Quote by - Ella Wheeler Wilcox)

The explanation of types of structure in classes - as resulting from the will of the Deity, to create animals on certain plans - is no explanation. It has not the character of a physical law and is therefore utterly useless. It foretells nothing because we know nothing of the will of the Deity, how it acts and whether constant or inconstant like that of man. (Quote by - Charles Darwin)

MAMMALIA, n.pl. A family of vertebrate animals whose females in a state of nature suckle their young, but when civilized and enlightened put them out to nurse, or use the bottle. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)

I fear animals regard man as a creature of their own kind which has in a highly dangerous fashion lost its healthy animal reason / as the mad animal, as the laughing animal, as the weeping animal, as the unhappy animal. (Quote by - Friedrich Nietzsche)

Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to. (Quote by - Alfred A. Montapert)

British ferries have stopped transporting live animals to the Continent. This has made it very difficult for England fans to get to away matches. (Quote by - Jo Brand)

Potentially many thousands of animals. (Quote by - Ian Wilmut)

He is inside as well as outside all beings, animate and inanimate. He is incomprehensible because of His subtlety. He is very near as well as far away. (Quote by - Bhagavad Gita)

There is only one thing that arouses animals more than pleasure, and that is pain. Under torture you are as if under the dominion of those grasses that produce visions. Everything you have heard told, everything you have read returns to your mind, as if you were being transported, not toward heaven, but toward hell. Under torture you say not only what the inquisitor wants, but also what you imagine might please him, because a bond (this, truly, diabolical) is established between you and him. (Quote by - Umberto Eco)

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