Animal Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Humanity's collective mission in the cosmos lies in the practice of compassion.

— Daisaku Ikeda

If only we can overcome cruelty, to human and animal, with love and compassion we shall stand at the threshold of a new era…

— Jane Goodall

There is a certain consideration, and a general duty of humanity, that binds us not only to the animals, which have life and feeling,…

— Michel de Montaigne

There are many animal-welfare groups that sometimes seem to forget that human beings are animals too, that we need to include them in our…

— Jane Goodall

...our species is one, and each of the individuals who compose it are entitled to equal moral consideration.

— Michael Ignatieff

Mankind is like dogs, not gods - as long as you don't get mad they'll bite you - but stay mad and you'll never…

— Jack Kerouac

Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man.

— Adam Smith

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

Compassion is the chief law of human existence.

— Anonymous

Mercy to animals means mercy to mankind.

— Henry Bergh

Humanity's true moral test, its fundamental test…consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals.

— Milan Kundera

In order to have compassion for others, we have to have compassion for ourselves.

— Pema Chodron