Animal Quote by Marcus Aurelius

Normativity, I believe, is very different from motivating force. Neither includes, or implies, the other. Other animals can be motivated by their desires and…

— Derek Parfit

...eating animals involves an intentional decision to participate in the suffering and death of nonhumans where there is no plausible moral justification.

— Gary L. Francione

The assumption that things which have been conjured in the past will always be conjured in the guiding principle not of rational but of…

— C. S. Lewis

The tragedy of being both rational and animal seems to consist in having to choose between duty and desire rather than in making any…

— Anonymous

“No animal will accept the justice of being punished for following its instincts. (90)”

— JM Coetzee

Through our entire history we have become accustomed to pushing [animals] around in ways dictated by our own wants and needs without much regard…

— Stanley Schmidt

None of that is necessary. It's not as if we're in a situation where it is us or them.There's something peculiar about talking about…

— Gary L. Francione

“Unlike captive animals, people’s perceptions of control or helplessness aren’t entirely dictated by outside forces. We have the ability to create choice by altering…

— Sheena Iyengar

“The morality which emerges from the observation of the whole animal kingdom may be summed up in the words: "Do to others what you…

— Peter Kropotkin

The law of nature instructs most animals to cherish and educate their infant progeny. The law of reason inculcates to the human species the…

— Edward Gibbon

All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a…

— Anonymous

Human creatures have a mervellous power of adapting themselves to necessity.

— George Gissing