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Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than
of friends.
Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than
of friends.
Do not disturb the sleeping dog.
[It., Non stuzzicare il can che dorme.]
Do not disturb the sleeping dog.
[It., Non stuzzicare il can che dorme.]
Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe, we are the focus of their read more
Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe, we are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made.
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does.
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does.
To be, contents his natural desire,
He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire;
But thinks, admitted read more
To be, contents his natural desire,
He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire;
But thinks, admitted to that equal sky,
His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Go wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense
Weigh thy opinion against Providence.
Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar? . . . And the
creature run from the read more
Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar? . . . And the
creature run from the cur. There thou mightst behold the great
image of authority--a dog's obeyed in office.
I am his Highness' dog at Kew;
Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?
I am his Highness' dog at Kew;
Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?
Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas.
Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas.
The more one comes to know men, the more one comes to admire the
dog.
[Lat., Plus on read more
The more one comes to know men, the more one comes to admire the
dog.
[Lat., Plus on apprend a connaltre l'homme, plus on apprend a
estimer le chien.]