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The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals
Sep 17, 2025
Texas is a fine place for men and dogs, but hell on women and horses.
Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.
given the nature of the human couple, the love of a man and a woman is a priori inferior to that which can exist (at least in the best instances) in the love between man and dog...It is a completely selfless love.
A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog.
A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life.
Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.
Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.
I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better. They fight for honor at the first challenge, make love with no moral restraint, and they do not for all their marvelous instincts appear to know about death. Being such wonderfully uncomplicated beings, they need us to do their worrying.
The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind
The dog is a yes-animal. Very popular with people who can't afford a yes man.
Did you know that there are over three hundred words for love in canine?
Money will buy a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail.
Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.
I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.
I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better.
If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around.
No man can be condemned for owning a dog. As long as he has a dog, he has a friend; and the poorer he gets, the better friend he has.
Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend.
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.
If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog.
The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.
In the world which we know, among the different and primitive geniuses that preside over the evolution of the several species, there exists not one, excepting that of the dog, that ever gave a thought to the presence of man.
Now I am just an elderly lady who is full of spleen, who humps around greater Boston in a God-awful hat, who never lived and yet outlived her time, hating men and dogs and Democrats.
Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really.
No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich.
The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs. - Jeanne
Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.
I don't believe anything can do as much for a room as a glowing fire in an attractive fireplace. Men and dogs love an open fire - they show good sense. It is the heart of any room and should be kindled on the slightest provocation.
Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man, without his vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning flattery if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the memory of Botswain, a dog.
Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished.
Dogs don't rationalize. They don't hold anything against a person. They don't see the outside of a human but the inside of a human.
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.
Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog.
The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's.
You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.
Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
...he will be our friend for always and always and always.
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
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.
I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
Both humans and dogs love to play well into adulthood, and individuals from both species occasionally display evidence of having a conscience.
Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made.
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.