1. “Pets reflect you like mirrors. When you are happy, you can see your dog smiling and when you are sad, your cat cries.” ― Munia Khan
2. “You learn in this business: If you want a friend, get a dog.” ― Carl Icahn
3. “He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.” ― Immanuel Kant
4. “No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you feel rich.” ― Louis Sabin
5. “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ― Anatole France
6. “Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.” ― James Cromwell
7. “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” ― Andy Rooney
8. “Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished.” ― Dean Koontz, American Writer
9. “It’s tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dogs on the lips, yet she won’t drink from my glass.” ― Rodney Dangerfield
10. “No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.” ― Christopher Morley
11. “Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.” ― Robert Wagner
12. “You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.” ― Jane Pauley
13. “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
14. “When the Man waked up, he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog anymore but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.’” Rudyard Kipling
15. “Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.” ― Colette
16. “A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song.” ― Chinese Proverb
17. “Animals have come to mean so much in our lives. We live in a fragmented and disconnected culture. Politics are ugly, religion is struggling, technology is stressful, and the economy is unfortunate. What’s one thing that we have in our lives that we can depend on? A dog or a cat loving us unconditionally, every day, very faithfully.” ― Jon Katz
18. “If your dog doesn’t like someone, you probably shouldn’t either.” ― Jack Canfield
19. “You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you’re in faster than you can think of.” ― Jill Abramson
20. “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
21. “Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” ― Ann Landers
22. “My relationships with my cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance.” ― William S. Burroughs
23. “Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.” ― Moby
24. “I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days.” ― Bill Dana
25. “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
26. “An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” ― Martin Buber
27. “All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn’t a dog.” ― Charles M Schulz
28. “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” ― Terry Pratchett
29. “I’ve met many thinkers and many cats, but the wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” ― Hippolyte Taine
30. “Heaven will never be Paradise unless my cats are there waiting for me.” ― Unknown
31. “Anyone can learn how to communicate with animals if they are open to the process and willing to practice.” ― Karen A Anderson
32. “Animals are such agreeable friends—they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.” ― George Eliot
33. “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” – Charles Dickens
34. “The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” ― Charles de Gaulle
35. “Time spent with cats is never wasted.” ― Sigmund Freud
36. “The kindness lavished on dogs, if evenly distributed, would establish peace on earth.” ― William Feather
37. “Our task must be to free ourselves…by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” ― Albert Einstein
38. “No one can truly understand the bond we form with the cats we love until they experience the loss of one.” ― Unknown
39. “I’m a lot less cranky when it’s just me and my dog.” ― Bob Peterson
40. “The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” ― M.K. Clinton
41. “Cats leave paw prints in your heart, forever and always.” ― Unknown
42. “You cannot share your life with a dog…or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings.” ― Jane Goodall
43. “The truth is that it’s just really hard for me to get to sleep without a dog in my bedroom.” ― Jimmy Stewart
44. “Indeed, there is nothing on this earth more peaceful than a sleeping, purring cat.” ― Jonathon Scott Payne
45. “I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs.” ― Barbara Woodhouse
46. “There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.” ― Ben Williams
47. “I really love pets. They’re like children. They know if you really love them or not. You can’t fool them.” ― Donna Douglas
48. “If there is a heaven, it’s certain our animals are to be there. Their lives become so interwoven with our own, it would take more than an archangel to detangle them.” ― Pam Brown
49. “They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure, and be loyal.” ― Tom Hayden
50. “Pets understand humans better than humans do.” ― Ruchi Prabhu
51. “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent.” ― Milan Kundera
52. “All of the animals except for man know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it.” ― Samuel Butler
53. “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ― Winston Churchill
54. “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
55. “Pets are like infants that never grow up. Forever children. We love them for that.” ― Anonymous
56. “Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.” ― Douglas Coupland
57. “The memories and paw print of a beloved cat remains in our heart and soul forever.” ― Unknown
58. “The purity of a person’s heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals” – Anonymous
59. “You learn in this business: If you want a friend, get a dog.” ― Carl Icahn
60. “When an 85-pound mammal licks your tears away, and then tries to sit on your lap, it’s hard to feel sad.” ― Kristan Higgins
61. “Pets bring vital energy to our homes and lives. Pets communicate many messages about love and connection. Care tenderly for all pets throughout their precious lives. The interspecies dance of love softens and expands the heart.” ― Laura Staley
62. “Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
63. “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
64. “For a man living alone, dogs are almost more important than human beings.” ― Richard Katz
65. “Sometimes, your pet picks you.” –Julie Wenzel
66. “I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.” ― Jean Cocteau
67. “Animals are sentient, intelligent, perceptive, funny and entertaining. We owe them a duty of care as we do to children.” ― Michael Morpurgo
68. “Happiness is a warm puppy.” ― Charles M. Schulz
69. “Those who love dogs, know something about God.” ― Fakeer Ishavardas
70. “Bliss is the result of a silent conversation between me and my dog.” ― Unknown
71. “Be kind to all pets and animals because they will be kind back to you.” ― Wesley Porter
72. “Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence, dignity, and freedom of spirit. Unlike the dog, the cat’s personality is never bet on a human’s. He demands acceptance on his own terms.” ― Lloyd Alexander
73. “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” ― Jules Verne
74. “There’s a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it and keep it around.” ― Dick Dale
75. “If I could be half the person my dog is, I’d be twice the human I am.” ― Charles Yu
