Animal Quotes and Sayings

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.” – A. A. Milne

“Animals are like little angels sent to earth to teach us how to love. They don’t get angry or play silly games. They are always there for us.” – Whitney Mandel

“Animals are such agreeable friends ― they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.” ― George Eliot

“Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot be a good man.” ― Arthur Schopenhauer

“I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.” ― Abraham Lincoln

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

“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

“Besides love and sympathy, animals exhibit other qualities connected with the social instincts which in us would be called moral.” ― Charles Darwin

“Animals are born who they are, accept it, and that is that. They live with greater peace than people do.” ― Gregory Maguire

“He could tell by the way animals walked that they were keeping time to some kind of music. Maybe it was the song in their own hearts that they walked to.” ― Laura Armer

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 Montapert

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” ― Martin Buber