Animal Quote by Albert Schweitzer

Compassion for animals is intimately connected with goodness of character; and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot…

— Anonymous

Compassion for animals is intimately associated with goodness of character, and it may be confidently asserted that he who is cruel to animals cannot…

— Arthur Schopenhauer

Let a man fear, above all, me, his God, and so much the gentler will he become toward my creatures and animals, on whom,…

— Bridget of Sweden

“If man is not to stifle his human feelings, he must practice kindness towards animals, for he who is cruel to animals becomes hard…

— Immanuel Kant

I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the…

— Ali MacGraw

“Though reason must guide us in laying down standards and laws regarding animals, and in examining the arguments of those who reject such standards,…

— Matthew Scully

Thus godlike sympathy grows and thrives and spreads far beyond the teachings of churches and schools, where too often the mean, blinding, loveless doctrine…

— John Muir

cruelty to animals is contrary to man's duty to himself, because it deadens in him the feeling of sympathy for their sufferings, and thus…

— Immanuel Kant

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

— Immanuel Kant

Compassion begets compassion, cruelty begets cruelty. What we give we will ultimately receive. Nonhumans help make us human. They teach us respect, compassion, and…

— Marc Bekoff

Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind's capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We…

— Matthew Scully

“Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind’s capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We…

— Matthew Scully