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Cows are
amongst the gentlest of breathing creatures; none show more
passionate tenderness to their young when deprived of them;
and, in short, I am not ashamed to profess a deep love for
these quiet creatures.
-- Thomas De Quincey
1785-1859, British Author
No matter how
eloquently a dog may bark, he cannot tell you that his
parents were poor, but honest.
-- Bertrand Russell
1872-1970, British
Philosopher, Mathematician, Essayist
Man is a
clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.
-- Albert Schweitzer
1875-1965, German Born
Medical Missionary, Theologian, Musician, and Philosopher
What is man
without the beasts? If all the beasts were gone, man would
die from a great loneliness of spirit. For whatever happens
to the beasts, soon happens to man. All things are
connected.
-- Chief Seattle
1786-1866, American Indian
Chief of the Suquamish
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Those who wish
to pet and baby wild animals, ''love'' them. But those who
respect their natures and wish to let them live normal
lives, love them more.
-- Edwin Way Teale
1899-1980, American
Naturalist and Writer
The keeping of
bees is like the direction of sunbeams.
-- Henry David Thoreau
1817-1862, American Essayist,
Poet, Naturalist
What is a
country without rabbits and partridges? They are among the
most simple and indigenous animal products; ancient and
venerable families known to antiquity as to modern times; of
the very hue and substance of Nature, nearest allied to
leaves and to the ground.
-- Henry David Thoreau
1817-1862, American Essayist,
Poet, Naturalist
A camel is a
horse designed by a committee.
-- Source Unknown
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