Quotes on Dogs

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man
--Mark Twain

Here, Gentlemen, a dog teaches us a lesson in humanity
--Napoleon Bonaparte

To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
--Aldous Leonard Huxley British writer

We named the DOG Indiana!
--Henry Jones, Sr. (Sean Connery) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

cave canum.(beware of the dog)
--Unknown

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
--Mark Twain

Ever consider what dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!
--Anne Tyler

Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
--Portuguese Proverb

Some days you're the dog, and some days you're the hydrant.
--Unknown

Never trust a dog to watch your food.
--Patrick age 10 Advice from Kids

Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
--Mark Twain

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'
--Dave Barry

Artists like cats, soldiers like dogs.
--Desmond Morris

Its easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern America's favorite pet. People like pets to possess the same qualities they do. Cats are irresponsible and recognize no authority, yet are completely dependent on others for their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do anything useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it.
--P. J. O'Rourke

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
--Robert A. Heinlein

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.
--Sir Winston Churchill

Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through the snow.
--Jeff Valdez

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.
--Mary Bly

When the need arises - and it does - you must be able to shoot your own dog.
--Robert A. Heinlein

A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
--Plato

To a dog the whole world is a smell
--Unknown

Dogs wait for us faithfully
--Marcus Tullius Cicero

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
--Roger Caras

Asking a writer what he thinks about criticism is like asking a lamppost what it feels about dogs.
--John Osborne