#animal

Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental test…consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. ↗

— Milan Kundera

#animal-rights #animal-welfare #animals #attitude

The sun is the most important thing in everybody's life, whether you're a plant, an animal or a fish, and we take it for granted. ↗

— Danny Boyle

#everybody #fish #granted #important #important thing

The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him. ↗

— Xun Zi

#animal #believe #boasts #conducts #deception

Animal totems, like the tiger, come from the Other Side to protect us while we are away from Home. ↗

— Sylvia Browne

#away #come #home #like #other

Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave. ↗

— Thomas Browne

#ashes #grave #man #noble #pompous

I don't think it's any coincidence that I lost my religious faith and 'manned up' in the same year. I was described somewhere as a lapsed Catholic, which is funny because I'm not going back! I want to achieve things rather than live life in an animalistic way. ↗

— Jimmy Carr

#animalistic #any #back #because #catholic

I'm a little hibernating animal. Anonymity is one of my favorite things. I mean, that's why I moved to New York when I was like 18, because there, there are just so many people that there's no one and you're just lost. You're completely invisible and I find that very liberating. ↗

— Ani DiFranco

#anonymity #because #completely #favorite #favorite things

I don't think I'd ever be cruel to an animal. ↗

— David Duchovny

#cruel #ever #i #think

However, I do firmly believe in maintaining the integrity of the animal. ↗

— Janine Turner

#believe #firmly #however #i #i do

I'm impressed with how professional they are and what they can get an animal to do. I mean, dogs and cats - that's one thing. But when you get into the larger animals, that's a different thing all together. ↗

— M. Emmet Walsh

#cats #different #different thing #dogs #get