Being a pet lover, I enjoy reading quotes about dogs and cats because some of them make me stop and think and some make me laugh. I like to share with you some of my favourite funny and famous quotes about dogs and cats. These are the sayings of great people- statesmen, authors, scientists and other celebrities. These pets’ quotes will inspire you, amuse you, and make you think.
- “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”- Roger Caras (photographer and writer)
- “A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” -Robert Benchley (humorist and actor, Broadway Melody of 1938)
- “You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, ‘Wow, you’re right! I never would’ve thought of that!’”- Dave Barry (author, Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway: A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions)
- “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.”- Josh Billings (a.k.a. Henry Wheeler Shaw; humorist and lecturer)
- “Hounds follow those who feed them.”- Otto von Bismarck (1st Chancellor of Germany)
- “Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.”- Agatha Christie (author, Death on the Nile)
- “The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.”- M.K. Clinton (author, The Returns)
- “Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.”- Ann Landers (a.k.a. Eppie Lederer; famous advice columnist)
- “I care not for a man’s religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.”- Abraham Lincoln (16th President of the United States)
- “A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.”- Jack London (author, The Call of the Wild)
- “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”- Robert A. Heinlein
- “The only escape from the miseries of life is music and cats…” – Albert Schweitzer
- “Meow” means “woof” in cat.”- George Carlin
- “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”- James Herriot, James Herriot’s Cat Stories
- “Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”- Garrison Keillor
- “One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.” – Pam Brown
- “Cat’s motto: No matter what you’ve done wrong, always try to make it look like the dog did it.” – Unknown
- “If I tried to tell you how much I love my cats, you wouldn’t understand me – unless your heart is also meow-shaped and covered in stray fur.”- Lexie Saige
- “Cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.” – Jeff Valdez
- “Thousands of years ago, cats were worshiped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.”- Anonymous