"We treat our dogs as if they were……" — C.S. Lewis
"We treat our dogs as if they were "almost human": that is why they really become "almost human" in the end."
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1,827 Quotes by C.S. Lewis
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One of the things that distinguishes man from the other animals is that he wants to know things, wants to…
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The worst attitude of all would be the professional attitude which regards children in the lump as a sort of…
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We want, in fact, not so much a father in heaven as a grandfather in heaven: a senile benevolence who,…
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Total war is the most humane in the long run.
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Those who would most scornfully repudiate Christianity as a mere "opiate of the people" have a contempt for the rich,…
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If naturalism were true then all thoughts whatever would be wholly the result of irrational causes. It cuts its own…
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Unless thought is valid we have no reason to believe in the real universe.
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A universe whose only claim to be believed in rests on the validity of inference must not start telling us…
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Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side.
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I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and…
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More Almost Human Quotes
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A dog is not almost-human, and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it…
— John Holmes
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The dog is almost human in its demand for living interest, yet fatally less than human in its inability to…
— Robert Falcon Scott
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The Holy Night We sate among the stalls at Bethlehem; The dumb kine from their fodder turning them, Softened their…
— Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didn't notice us. He…
— Rick Riordan
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Cleansed, chlorinated to the point of chemical peel, sore muscles relieved, I felt almost human again. Tiptoe to my room,…
— Ellen Hopkins
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I’ve always felt almost human. I’ve always known that there’s something about me that’s different than other dogs. Sure, I’m…
— Garth Stein
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Sarah: "Not bad. You look almost human." Lena: "Thanks." Sarah: "I said almost." Lena: "Well, then, almost thanks.
— Lauren Oliver
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Dear Lord, I've been asked, nay commanded, to thank Thee for the Christmas turkey before us... a turkey which was…
— Berkeley Breathed
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Some computers are almost human. When they make a mistake they put the blame on another computer.
— Vikrant Parsai
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I'm almost human, baby, please don't run away.
— Kiss
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