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Quotations
 | The more I see of Mankind, the more I prefer my dog. — Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker 7 likes |
 | Hounds follow those who feed them. — Otto von Bismarck, 1815-1898, German chancellor 5 likes |
 | You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog. — Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953] 4 likes |
 | Dogs never bite me - just humans. — Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962, American actress 4 likes |
 | He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas. — Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, American politician & writer 3 likes |
 | If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer. — Alfred North Whitehead, 1861-1947, British philosopher & mathematician 3 likes |
 | Dogs...do not ruin their sleep worrying about how to keep the objects they have, and to obtain the objects they have not. There is nothing of value they have to bequeath except their love and their faith. — Eugene O’Neill, 1888-1953, American playwright, Nobel 1936 3 likes |
 | If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. — Will Rogers, 1879-1935, American actor 3 likes |
 | To be sure, the dog is loyal. But why, on that account, should we take him as an example? He is loyal to man, not to other dogs. — Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer 2 likes |
 | It is asserted that the dogs keep running when they drink at the Nile, for fear of becoming a prey to the voracity of the crocodile. — Pliny the Elder, 23-79 μ.X., Roman natural philosopher 2 likes |
 | Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. — Milan Kundera, 1929-2023, Czech writer 1 likes |
 | 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. |
 | Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked. |
 | To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. |
 | Contentment with little or nothing to eat although one may have a great appetite; to awaken instantly although one may be in a deep slumber; unflinching devotion to the master; and bravery; these six qualities should be learned from the dog. |
 | You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us. |
 | A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones. |
Latin Quotes
 | Dog does not eat dog. Canis caninam non est. 21 likes |
Quotes in Verse
 | The old dog barks backward without getting up; I can remember when he was a pup. — Robert Frost, 1874-1963, American poet 2 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | I tell ya, my dog is lazy. He don’t chase cars. He sits on the curb and takes down license plate numbers. — Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian 4 likes |
 | Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read. — Groucho Marx, 1890-1977, American comedian 4 likes |
 | Dogs are forever in the push up position. — Mitch Hedberg, 1968-2005, American comedian 3 likes |
| Some dog I got too. We call him Egypt. Because in every room he leaves a pyramid. — Rodney Dangerfield, 1924-2004, American comedian 3 likes |
 | Noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it. — Laurence J Peter, 1919-1990, Canadian writer & educator 2 likes |
 | Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job. |
Ancient Greek
 | And I, as they say, am Diogenes the dog. Καγώ, φησίν, Διογένης ο κύων. — Diogenes, 410-323 BC, Ancient Greek Cynic philosopher (introducing himself to Alexander the Great) 7 likes |
Proverbs
 | You can't teach an old dog new tricks. 5 likes |
 | Before you hit the dog, find out the name of his master. 5 likes |
 | Barking dogs seldom bite. 4 likes |
