Creatures Quotes

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Leaving the complications of the human breakfast-table out of account, in an elemental sense, the egg only exists to produce the chicken. But the chicken… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Man was appointed by God to have dominion over the beasts, and everything a man does to an animal is either a lawful exercise or… — C.S. Lewis
The time will soon be here when my grandchild will long for the cry of a loon, the flash of a salmon, the whisper of… — Chief Dan George
Therefore, we know about God that He loves and shows pity on His creatures, and also that He is the source of wisdom and knows… — Dorotheus of Gaza
Man is the only creature endowed with the power of laughter; is he not also the only one that deserves to be laughed at? — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
Coral reefs are under assault. They are rapidly being degraded by human activities. They are over-fished, bombed and poisoned. They are smothered by sediment, and… — Klaus Topfer
God is the God of the animals in a far lovelier way, I suspect, than many of us dare to think, but he will not… — George MacDonald
God wanted man to know him somehow through his creatures, and since no creature could fittingly reflect the infinite perfection of the Creator, he multiplied… — Robert Bellarmine
I cannot see the short, white curls Upon the forehead of an Ox, But what I see them dripping with That poor thing's blood, and… — Mark Twain
Man, even now, can do wonders to animals: my cat and dog live together in my house and seem to like it. It may have… — C.S. Lewis
O God, enlarge within us the sense of fellowship with all living things, even our brothers, the animals, to whom Thou gavest the earth as… — Saint Basil
Once we were happy in our own country and we were seldom hungry, for then the two-leggeds and the four-leggeds lived together like relatives, and… — Black Elk
People who blame the Bible for the modern destruction of nature have failed to see its delight in the variety and individuality of creatures and… — Wendell Berry
The animal creation shall again gladden a new Paradise as they did when Adam and Eve called them by name, and carressed them and mingled… — Ed Buckner
The animate and inanimate creation all contribute to the true worship of God. All of creation must worship at whatever level of sentience they possess.… — Ed Buckner
The love of a dog for his master is notorious; in the agony of death he has been known to caress his master, and everyone… — Charles Darwin
There is a historic strain of dominion theology which says, taking its references from the Psalms, that man is made just a little lower than… — Bill Moyers
We talk of wild animals, but the wildest animal is man. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
What: is the jay more precious than the lark because his feathers are more beautiful? — William Shakespeare
Wherefore, if meat causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat no flesh for evermore, that I cause not my brother to stumble. — Paul the Apostle

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