85 Quotes Celebrating Animals

Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of animals through "Whispers of the Wild," a captivating collection of 85 quotes that beautifully capture the essence of our furry, feathered, and finned friends. From the profound wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi to the playful humor of Mark Twain, this anthology explores the intricate bond between humans and animals, shedding light on the unique qualities that make these creatures our cherished companions. Whether you're a devoted animal lover or simply seeking inspiration from the natural world, "Whispers of the Wild" will touch your heart, awaken your empathy, and remind you of the extraordinary magic that animals bring to our lives.

1. Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. – Anatole France
2. The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated. – Mahatma Gandhi
3. The animal is ignorant of the fact that he knows. The man is aware of the fact that he is ignorant. – Victor Hugo
4. The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs. – Charles de Gaulle
5. Animals are such agreeable friends – they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms. – George Eliot
6. The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor, 'Can they talk?' but rather, 'Can they suffer?' – Jeremy Bentham
7. I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being. – Abraham Lincoln
8. The love for all living creatures is the most noble attribute of man. – Charles Darwin
9. 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. – Alfred A. Montapert
10. 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
11. An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language. – Martin Buber
12. Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission—to be of service to them whenever they require it. – St. Francis of Assisi
13. If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man. – Mark Twain
14. The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog. – M.K. Clinton
15. Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. – Roger Caras
16. Happiness is a warm puppy. – Charles M. Schulz
17. A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. – Josh Billings
18. I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. – Abraham Lincoln
19. Cats are connoisseurs of comfort. – James Herriot
20. I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love. – James Herriot
21. Time spent with cats is never wasted. – Sigmund Freud
22. In ancient times, cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. – Terry Pratchett
23. Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen. – Orhan Pamuk
24. The smallest feline is a masterpiece. – Leonardo da Vinci
25. Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, and filling an emptiness we didn't ever know we had. – Thom Jones
26. Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. – Walter Scott
27. The greatest 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. – Samuel Butler
28. The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. – Mark Twain
29. I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person. – Bill Murray
30. The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. – Andy Rooney
31. The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. – Mahatma Gandhi
32. If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts. – Ellen DeGeneres
33. Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. – George Eliot
34. A horse is the projection of peoples' dreams about themselves - strong, powerful, beautiful - and it has the capability of giving us escape from our mundane existence. – Pam Brown
35. Horses lend us the wings we lack. – Pam Brown
36. The horse, with beauty unsurpassed, strength immeasurable and grace unlike any other, still remains humble enough to carry a man upon his back. – Amber Senti
37. A horse is worth more than riches. – Spanish Proverb
38. No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses. – Herman Melville
39. The squirrel that you kill in jest, dies in earnest. – Henry David Thoreau
40. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. – Henry Beston
41. I believe in animal rights, and high among them is the right to the gentle stroke of a human hand. – Robert Brault
42. The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation. – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
43. Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them? – Rose Kennedy
44. In order to see birds, it is necessary to become a part of the silence. – Robert Lynd
45. I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. – Joseph Addison
46. A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. – Chinese Proverb
47. Man is the cruelest animal. – Friedrich Nietzsche
48. All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. – George Orwell
49. The more I know about people, the better I like my dog. – Mark Twain
50. Nature is indifferent to the survival of the human species, including Americans. – Adlai Stevenson
51. When a man wantonly destroys one of the works of man we call him a vandal. When he destroys one of the works of God we call him a sportsman. – Joseph Wood Krutch
52. I wish people would realize that animals are totally dependent on us, helpless, like children, a trust that is put upon us. – James Herriot
53. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours, they are more finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren; they are not underlings; they are other Nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth. – Henry Beston
54. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men. – St. Francis of Assisi
55. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. – Immanuel Kant
56. The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity. – George Bernard Shaw
57. The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. – Albert Einstein
58. Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man. – Arthur Schopenhauer
59. The way we treat animals reflects our humanity. – Jane Goodall
60. Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny, and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children. – Michael Morpurgo
61. Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of all the animals. – George Orwell
62. Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them. – Elvis Presley
63. People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel. – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
64. It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. – Mark Twain
65. The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's. – Mark Twain
66. The greatest 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. – Samuel Butler
67. In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog. – Edward Hoagland
68. Dogs never bite me. Just humans. – Marilyn Monroe
69. If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life. – Roger Caras
70. To err is human, to forgive, canine. – Unknown
71. No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does. – Christopher Morley
72. The dog is the god of frolic. – Henry Ward Beecher
73. If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons. – James Thurber
74. A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. – Robert Benchley
75. Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. – John Grogan
76. A dog is like a person – he needs a job and a family to be what he's meant to be. – Andrew Vachss
77. The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment. – Robert Falcon Scott
78. There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. – Ben Williams
79. Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really. – Agnes Sligh Turnbull
80. Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. – Kinky Friedman
81. My little dog—a heartbeat at my feet. – Edith Wharton
82. If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. – Harry S. Truman
83. The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants. – Johnny Depp
84. A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad. – Robert Wagner
85. Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer. – Dean Koontz