"I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul." --Jean Cocteau

"Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people." �?WC Fields

"The language of friendship is not words but meanings." - Henry David Thoreau

"I put spot remover on my dog and now he's gone". —Steven Wright

"I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals." - Winston Churchill

"My little dog -- a heartbeat at my feet." ~ Edith Wharton

"I think I could turn and live with animals, they are
so placid and self-contained,
I stand and look at them long and long." ~ Walt Whitman

"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in?
I think that is how dogs spend their lives." ~ Sue Murphy

"To err is human, to forgive canine" ~ Anonymous

"There's no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat." ~ Wesley Bates

"Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile Gautier

"A horse gallops with his lungs,
Perseveres with his heart,
And wins with his character." ~ Tesio

"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'" ~ Dave Barry

"The dog was created especially for children. He is the God of frolic." ~ Henry Ward Beecher

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." ~ Roger Caras

Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." ~ Anonymous

"A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg." ~ Samuel Butler

"I've met many thinkers and many cats, but the wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." ~ Hippolyte Taine

"Every boy should have two things: a dog, and a mother willing to let him have one" ~ Anonymous

"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." ~ Immanual Kant

"A dog has lots of friends because he wags his tail and not his tongue." ~ Anonymous

"The dog represents all that is best in man." ~ Etienne Charlet

"A canter is the cure for all evil." ~ Benjamin Disraeli

"The Cat. He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him." ~ Rudyard Kipling

"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." ~ Ann Landers

"And God took a handful of southernly wind, blew His breath over it and created the horse." ~ Bedouin Legend

"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person." ~ Andrew A. Rooney

"Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later." ~ Mary Bly

"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms." ~ George Elliot

"The Trouble with a kitten is
That
Eventually it becomes a
Cat"
~ Ogden Nash

"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

"A Horse! A Horse! my kingdom for a horse!" ~ Shakespeare

"To err is human, to purr is feline." ~ Robert Byrne

"If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because you lap is warmer." ~ Alfred North Whitehead

"...he will be our friend for always and always and always." ~ Rudyard Kipling

"The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much." ~ Thornton Wilder

"An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language." ~ Martin Buber