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They never talk about themselves but listen to you while
you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of
being interested in the conversation.
Jerome K. Jerome 1859 - 1927
The author of 'Three Men in a Boat' in which three men
and a dog called Montmorency travel down the Thames

Any member introducing a dog into the Society's premises
shall be liable to a fine of one pound. Any animal leading
a blind person shall be deemed to be a cat.
Oxford Union Society, London, Rule 46

Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty
without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity,
and all the Virtues of Man, without his Vices. This Praise
would be unmeaning Flattery if inscribed over human
ashes, but is a just tribute to the Memory
of Boatswain, a dog.
George Gordon, Lord Byron 1788 - 1824
Inscription on the Monument of
a Newfoundland Dog

You may bribe a soldier to slay a man with his sword,
or a witness to take life by false accusation; but
you cannot make a hound tear his benefactor.
Sir Walter Scott 1771 - 1832
Scottish novelist and historian,
famous for the Waverley novels
See www.walterscott.lib.ed.ac.uk

It's easy to understand why the cat has eclipsed the dog as modern
America's favourite pet. People like pets to possess the same
qualities they do. Cats are irresponsible and recognise no
authority, yet are completely dependent on others for
their material needs. Cats cannot be made to do
anything useful. Cats are mean for the fun of it .
P.J. O'Rourke
American journalist and wit

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous,
he will not bite you; that is the principle
difference between a dog and a man.
Mark Twain 1835 - 1910
Author of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
See www.marktwainhouse.org

Dogs wait for us faithfully.
Marcus Tullius Cicero 106 - 43BC
This simple statement speaks
to us across the centuries

When I look at my dogs I see a wolf and
when I look at a wolf, I see my dogs.
James Donaldson Collins
See www.scottish-essays.com/wolves.html