Animal Quote by Charles Darwin

Sympathy beyond the confines of man, that is, humanity to the lower animals, seems to be one of the latest moral acquisitions.

— Charles Darwin

When man learns to respect even the smallest being of creation...nobody has to teach him to love his fellow man. Compassion for animals is…

— Albert Schweitzer

What is it that distinguishes you and me from the lower animals - from the beasts? More, I say, than anything else, human sympathy…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

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

“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

In spite of what moralists say, the, animals are scarcely less wicked or less unhappy than we are ourselves. The arrogance of the strong,…

— Georges Cuvier

Of all the differences between man and the lower animals, the moral sense or conscience is by far the most important. This sense, as…

— Charles Darwin

“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

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

Socially inferior animals are the ones that make the most strenuous, resourceful efforts to get to know their keepers. They prove to be the…

— Yann Martel

To cultivate sympathy you must be among living creatures, and thinking about them; and to cultivate admiration, you must be among beautiful things and…

— John Ruskin