Famous Quotes About Dogs and Cats

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.

• Dog Quotes:

1. “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”- Roger Caras (photographer and writer)
2. “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)
3. “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)
4. “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)
5. “Hounds follow those who feed them.”- Otto von Bismarck (1st Chancellor of Germany)
6. “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)
7. “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)
8. “Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.”- Ann Landers (a.k.a. Eppie Lederer; famous advice columnist)
9. “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)
10. “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)

• Cat Quotes:

1. “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.”- Robert A. Heinlein
2. “The only escape from the miseries of life is music and cats…” – Albert Schweitzer
3. “Meow” means “woof” in cat.”- George Carlin
4. “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”- James Herriot, James Herriot’s Cat Stories
5. “Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”- Garrison Keillor
6. “One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.” – Pam Brown
7. “Cat’s motto: No matter what you’ve done wrong, always try to make it look like the dog did it.” – Unknown
8. “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
9. “Cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.” – Jeff Valdez
10. “Thousands of years ago, cats were worshiped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.”- Anonymous