Without language, one cannot talk to people and understand them; one cannot share their hopes and aspirations, grasp their history, appreciate their poetry, or savor their songs. — Nelson Mandela

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He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. -Immanuel Kant

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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

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You think those dogs will not be in heaven! I tell you they will be there long before any of us.― Robert Louis Stevenson

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Man is the most intelligent of the animals - and the most silly. -Diogenes

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And sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself, because I could find no language to describe them in.

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If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. - James Herriot

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At grief so deep the tongue must wag in vain; the language of our sense and memory lacks the vocabulary of such pain.

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The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. - Terry Pratchett

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My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.- Maya Angelou

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