Animal Quote by Barbara Holland

“By and large, people who enjoy teaching animals to roll over will find themselves happier with a dog.” quote by Barbara Holland — Download Open image

“By and large, people who enjoy teaching animals to roll over will find themselves happier with a dog.”

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I was 3-years-old - to this day it is a vivid memory. My family and I were on a boat, catching fish. As one fish was caught, he was writhing, then he was thrown against the side of the boat. You couldn't disguise what it was. This was what we did to animals to eat them. The animal went from…

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Animals know nothing of themselves, and they also know nothing of the world.

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When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant.

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A horse, a horse, my kingdom for a horse!

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