@kittehboi curates animal-related quotes.
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Quote: G.A. Reisner On A Dog In Ancient Egypt
The dog which was the guard of His Majesty. Abuwtiyuw is his name. His Majesty ordered that he be buried (ceremonially), that he be given a coffin from the royal treasury, fine linen in great quantity, (and) incense. His Majesty (also) gave perfumed ointment, and (ordered) that a tomb be built for him by the…
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Quotes: The Instruction of Ankhsheshonq on Cats
The Instruction of Ankhsheshonq is an ancient Egyptian papyrus containing maxims, words to live by. Do not laugh at a cat. A cat that loves fruit hates him who eats it.
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Quote: Mark Twain On Cats
If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.— Mark Twain, Mark Twain’s Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review
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Quote: Mikhail Bulgakov on Cats
“Is that vodka?” Margarita asked weakly.The cat jumped up in his seat with indignation.“I beg pardon, my queen,” he rasped, “Would I ever allow myself to offer vodka to a lady? This is pure alcohol!”— Mikhail Bulgakov, The Master and Margarita
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Quote: Napoleon Bonaparte on Dogs
If you build an army of 100 lions and their leader is a dog, in any fight, the lions will die like a dog. But if you build an army of 100 dogs and their leader is a lion, all dogs will fight as a lion.— Napoleon Bonaparte
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Quote: Théophile Gautier on Cats
Once [a cat] has given its love, what absolute confidence, what fidelity of affection! It will make itself the companion of your hours of work, of loneliness, or of sadness. It will lie the whole evening on your knee, purring and happy in your society, and leaving the company of creatures of its own society…
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Quote: Lewis Carroll on Cats
And how do you know that you’re mad? “To begin with,” said the Cat, “a dog’s not mad. You grant that?” “I suppose so,” said Alice. “Well then,” the Cat went on, “you see a dog growls when it’s angry, and wags it’s tail when it’s pleased. Now I growl when I’m pleased, and wag…
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Quote: John Steinbeck on Cats
Are cats strange animals or do they so resemble us that we find them curious as we do monkeys?— John Steinbeck, The Winter of Our Discontent
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Quote: Oliver Herford On Cats
I sometimes think the Pussy-Willows greyAre Angel Kittens who have lost their way,And every Bulrush on the river bankA Cat-Tail from some lovely Cat astray.— Oliver Herford, The Rubáiyát of a Persian Kitten
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Quote: Napoleon Bonaparte on Dogs
An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions.— Napoleon Bonaparte
