"The reason birds can fly and we can't is simply that they have perfect faith, for to have faith is to have wings."

~ James Matthew Barrie

Peel out Duck

"The great 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

"The Horse
Here is nobility without conceit,
Friendship without envy,
Beauty without vanity
A willing servant, yet no slave..."

~ Ronald Duncan

Family portrait

"The cat has too much spirit to have no heart"

~ Ernest Menaul

"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat."

~ Mark Twain

"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms."

~ George Eliot

"The wagon rests in winter, the sleigh in summer, the horse never."

~ Yiddish Proverb

"A leopard can not change his spots."

~ Proverb