12 Inspirational Quotes All Animal Lovers Should Know

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"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." - Anatole France                

 

    "Such short little lives our pets have to spend with  us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day." -  John Grogan      

     

"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                 

 

"Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet." ― Colette         

 

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

 

     "Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That's the problem." ― A.A. Milne                 

 

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

 

"Whoever saves a life, saves the world entire." - The Talmud                

 

"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                

 

"An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language." ― Martin Buber                 

 

"'The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor 'Can they talk?' but 'Can they suffer?'" ― Jeremy Bentham                 

 

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