Animal Quotes Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Until he extends the circle of compassion to all, living things, Man will not himself find peace. Albert Schweitzer The question is not, "Can they reason?" nor, "Can they talk?" but rather, "Can they suffer?" Jeremy Bentham Roving dogs do not indicate the civilisation or compassion of the society. They betray on the country the ignorance and lethargy of its members. Mahatma Gandhi Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. George Eliot If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man. All things are connected. Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth. Seattle of the Suwamish Tribe The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi Life is as dear to the mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not to die, so do other creatures. His Holiness The Dalai Lama One must not deliberately kill any living creature either by committing the act oneself, instructing others to kill, or approving of or participating in acts of killing. To completely abstain from the act of killing directly and indirectly, eat only pure vegetarian food. Buddhism 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. Francis of Assisi 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 The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals Anonymous There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as it was before. Robert Lynd Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this. Anonymous If I have any beliefs about immortality it is that certain dogs I know will go to heaven, and very very few people. James Thurber Dogs have owners, cats have staff. Anonymous
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