Animal Quote by Lidia Yuknavitch

The impulse to cruelty is, in many people, almost as violent as the impulse to sexual love - almost as violent and much more…

— Aldous Huxley

“The parent who sedulously endeavors to form the heart and enlarge the understanding of his child has given that dignity to the discharge of…

— Mary Wollstonecraft

“Civilized beings regard the act of intercourse as the highest expression of romantic love. One need only observe the behavior of animals, however, to…

— Fiona Paul

Compassion for animals is something that every child has naturally but they are lured away from these instincts by society's nasty habits.

— Dan Mathews

The more we come in contact with animals and observe their behaviour, the more we love them, for we see how great is their…

— Immanuel Kant

“Some primal instinct tells the parent, or the person down on their luck, than if we let it go — the child's hand, or…

— Bobby Underwood

When humans behave murderously, such as inflicting senseless slaughter of innocents in warfare, we like to blame it on some dark, 'animalistic' instinct.

— Frans de Waal

The most ferocious animals are disarmed by caresses to their young.

— Victor Hugo

“Nature can be cruel. Predators are everywhere. Those who don't need to be protected from outside forces often need to be protected from themselves.…

— Emily Thorne

Cruelty to animals can become violence to humans.

— Ali MacGraw

“Though reason must guide us in laying down standards and laws regarding animals, and in examining the arguments of those who reject such standards,…

— Matthew Scully

[Animals] appreciate others' affection, they also have the sort of ability to show their own affection. And then as soon as we're born, child,…

— Dalai Lama