For man, life has always been the greatest teacher.
But reading about the thoughts and writings of others remains one of the best learning experiences.
The wise and witty quotes in this book can teach one more in a few hours than a lifetime of bumbling around.
Many of the quotes are uncommon and will not have been read before by most readers.
The book also includes meaningful proverbs, poems and limericks.However the focus of this book remains more on animals, nature and man.
Many quotes stress the importance of compassion towards all our fellow creatures that inhabit the earth.
The source of quotations remains celebrities down the ages,including, authors, poets, presidents, musicians, film stars, humorists and others.
About the author:
For the 36-year-old author collecting quotations has been a childhood hobby, while poetry has been a passion since his teens.
Although he writes primarily in Telugu, his mother tongue, he has translated some of his poems in English.
An M.A in Sociology, the author also has a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Post-graduate diplomas in Journalism and Mass Media.
Rao is currently based in Hyderabad, where he works as a freelance journalist.
Preface:
A book of witty and wise quotes can, at times, teach one much more in a few hours than a lifetime of bumbling around. Many a times, we come across witty quotes and sayings that are soon forgotten. It was these thoughts that prompted me to compile a book of the most witty and wise quotes and proverbs that I had come across.
The focus of this book, though, is more on animals, nature and man. Many quotes of the rich and famous stress the importance of compassion towards all our fellow creatures that inhabit the earth.
I sincerely hope that the words of wit and wisdom contained in this book will prompt readers to display more compassion towards all living beings.
The quotes have been culled from many different sources and my sincere thanks to all the previous compilers and authors.
—Bollimuntha Venkata Ramana Rao
CONTENTS:
Animal Quotes and Quips
Dog Days
Cat Wisdom
Divine Nature
The Magic of Flowers
Cow Tales
Elephant Talk
Horse Sense
Mouse Moves
Porky Pig
The Question of Beauty
The Call of Birds
Beautiful Butterflies
Season’s Greetings
Charming Smiles
The Essence of Happiness
Musical Notes
Man and Animal
Feminine Talk
Man Talk, Woman Talk
Life Speak
Garden Wisdom
Tree Tales
Ant Antics
Man & Miscellany
EXCERPTS:
Dog Days
DOG, noun: A subsidiary Deity designed to catch the overflow and surplus of the world’s worship… His master works for the means wherewith to purchase the idle wag of the Solomonic tail, seasoned with a look of tolerant recognition.
—Ambrose Bierce
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
—Andrew A Rooney
Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage.
—Agnes Repplier
History is more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.
—Alexander Pope
To his dog, every man is King; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
—Aldous Huxley
Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fit well.
—Bonnie Wilcox
Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.
—Alfred Tennyson
I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs.
—Barbara Woodhouse
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
—Josh Billings
When a dog bites a man that is not news, but when a man bites a dog that is news.
—Charles Dana Anderson
Bulldogs are adorable, with faces like toads that have been
sat on.
—Colette
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.
—Christopher Morley
If you get to thinking you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.
—Cowboy Wisdom
My dog is half pit bull, half poodle. Not much of a watchdog, but a vicious gossip!
—Craig Shoemaker
But I have always liked bird dogs rather than kennel-fed dogs myself – you know, one that will get out and hunt for food rather than sit on his fanny and yell.
—Charles E Wilson
Happiness to a dog is what lies on the other side of a door.
—Charleton
A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.
—Chuang Tzu
Dogs have more love than integrity. They’ve been true to us, yes, but they haven’t been true to themselves.
—Clarence Day
Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing, right in your ear.
You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, ‘My God, you’re RIGHT! I NEVER would’ve thought of that!’
—Dave Barry
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
—Dwight Eisenhower
They say a reasonable amount of fleas is good for a dog – keeps him from brooding over being a dog.
—Edward Westcott
In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn’t merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.
—Edward Hoagland
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater… suggest that he wear a tail.
—Fran Lebowitz
You learn in this business: If you want a friend, get a dog.
—Carl Icahn
What kind of life a dog… acquires. I have sometimes tried to imagine by kneeling or lying full length on the ground and looking up. The world then becomes strangely incomplete; one sees little but legs.
—EV Lucas
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.
—Gilda Radner
I like dogs better [than people]. They give you unconditional love. They either lick your face or bite you, but you always know where they’re coming from. With people, you never know which ones will bite. The difference between dogs and men is that you know where dogs sleep at night.
—Greg Louganis
I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren’t certain we knew better.
—George Bird Evans
The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic.
—Henry Ward Beecher
Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won’t buy the wag of his tail.
—Henry Wheeler Shaw
The biggest dog has been a pup.
—Joaquin Miller
Never stand between a dog and the hydrant.
—John Peers
In my day, we didn’t have dogs or cats. All I had was Silver Beauty, my beloved paper clip.
—Jennifer Hart
Dogs come when they’re called. Cats take a message and get back to you.
—Mary Fly
Better not take a dog on the space shuttle, because if he sticks his head out when you’re coming home his face might burn up.
—Jack Handy
I have always thought of a dog lover as a dog that was in love with another dog.
—James Thurber
My dog is usually pleased with what I do, because she is not infected with the concept of what I “should” be doing.
—Lonzo Idolswine
Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. What puts man in a higher state of evolution is that he has got his laugh on the right end.
—Max Eastman
Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer.
—Leo Rosten
Life is like a dog sled team. If you ain’t the lead dog, the scenery never changes.
—Lewis Grizzard
The dog is a ‘Yes’ animal. Very popular with people who can’t afford a ‘Yes’ man.
—Robertson Davies
Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring – it was peace.
—Milan Kundera
Every dog must have his day.
—Jonathan Swift
A dog is a dog, a bird is a bird, and a cat is a person.
—Mugsy Peabody
The more I know about people, the better I like my dog.
The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s.
If you take a dog which is starving and feed him and make him prosperous, that dog will not bite you. This is the primary difference between a dog and a man.
—Mark Twain
A dog’s best friend is his illiteracy.
A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.
The dog is man’s best friend,
He has a tail on one end.
Up in front he has teeth,
And four legs underneath.
—Ogden Nash
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the centre of their universe. We are the focus of their love, faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made.
—Roger Caras
Many dogs will give a greeting grin much like a human smile.
—Richard A Walters
His name is not Wild Dog any more,
but the First Friend.
Because he will be our friend,
for always and always and always.
—Rudyard Kipling
The dog barks backward without getting up
So I can remember when he was a pup.
—Robert Frost
I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world.
—Samuel Johnson
The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
—Samuel Butler
Breed not a savage dog, nor permit a loose stairway.
—Talmud
I put contact lenses in my dog’s eyes. They had little pictures of cats on them. Then I took one out and he ran around in circles.
—Steven Wright
Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that is how dogs spend their lives.
—Sue Murphy
A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.
—Washington Irving
In the beginning God created man, but seeing him so feeble, he gave him the dog.
—Toussenel
I’ve been on so many blind dates, I should get a free dog.
—Wendy Liebman
If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.
—Woodrow Wilson
I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons.
No man can be condemned for owning a dog. As long as he has a dog, he has a friend; and the poorer he gets, the better friend he has.
—Will Rogers
Of all the things I miss from veterinary practice, puppy breath is one of the most fond memories!
—Dr Tom Cat
When a dog wags her tail and barks at the same time, how do you know which end to believe?
A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than his owner can express with his tongue in hours.
Every boy who has a dog should also have a mother, so the dog can be fed regularly.
One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him.
In dog years, I’m dead.
To err is human, to forgive, canine.
If your dog doesn’t like someone, you probably shouldn’t either.
When you feel dog-tired at night, it may be because you’ve growled all day long.
—Anonymous
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