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I have been scientifically studying the traits and dispositions of the “lower animals” (so-called,) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositi...more

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The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up.

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When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.

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There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one - keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.

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Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it woul...more

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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.

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A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.

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If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.

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When people do not respect us we are sharply offended yet in his private heart no man much respects himself.

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Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

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Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

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I had to have company -- I was made for it, I think -- so I made friends with the animals. They are just charming, and they have the kindest dispositi...more

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Man is the Reasoning Animal. Such is the claim. I think it is open to dispute. Indeed, my experiments have proven to me that he is the Unreasoning Ani...more

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That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don’t know nothing about it.

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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and today -- all without seeing him. It is a long time to be alone; still, it is better to be alone that unwelcome. I ha...more