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Quotes of the Day for 8 September 2004 - Dogs

My friend Bill has the consistent and expensive habit of taking in homeless dogs, generally large ones. Bill asked for today's quotes in honor of Obie, a yellow lab that had been part of his "family" for some while who died early on Saturday morning. For Bill: Gladys Taber said, "Dog lovers are a good breed themselves." The quotes below are for Obie.

There are three great friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.
     - Benjamin Franklin, 1706 - 1790

The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
     - Charles de Gaulle, 1899 - 1970

You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, 'My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!'
     - Dave Barry

Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
     - Mark Twain, 1835 - 1910

The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too.
     - Samuel Butler, 1612 - 1680

Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man without his Vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery, if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just Tribute to the Memory of BOATSWAIN, a Dog.
     - inscription on tomb of Lord Byron's dog Boatswain

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