"Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is……" — Mary Oliver
"Because of the dog’s joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift."
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210 Quotes by Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver has 210 quotes on this site.
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Come with me into the woods where spring is advancing, as it does, no matter what, not being singular or…
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Each body is a lion of courage, something precious of the earth.
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Don't we all die someday and someday comes all too soon? What will you do with your own wild, glorious…
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Attention is the beginning of devotion.
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On poetry: Everyone wants to know what it means. But nobody is asking, How does it feel?
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And it can keep you as busy as anything else, and happier.
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And I say to my heart: rave on.
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What can we do but keep on breathing in and out, modest and willing, and in our places?
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When I am alone I can become invisible. I can sit on the top of a dune as motionless as…
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Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dak trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being…
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I very much wished not to be noticed, and to be left alone, and I sort of succeeded.
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There is only one question: / how to love this world.
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More Dog Quotes
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In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat…
— Sri Aurobindo
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you…
— Francis Bacon
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Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call…
— Antonio Banderas
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If you call a cat, he may not come. Which doesn't happen with dogs. They're different types of animals. Cats…
— Antonio Banderas
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When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.
— Edward Abbey
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We have to convince the people of Bucharest, who are dog lovers, to treat dogs like they treat their children…
— Brigitte Bardot
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I can tell you that I'd rather be kissed by my dogs than by some people I've known.
— Bob Barker
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Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise…
— Dave Barry
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There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being…
— Drew Barrymore
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Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?
— Saint Basil
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Oh, love will make a dog howl in rhyme.
— Francis Beaumont
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