I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied it is in compassion to the human race; for if we suffer so much in losing a dog after an acquaintance of ten or twelve years, what would it be if they were to live double that time? Walter Scott
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  1. All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart. - Tahereh Mafi
  2. If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. - Mother Teresa
  3. Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. - Dalai Lama Xiv
  4. As long as Man continues to be the ruthless destroyer of lower living beings, he will never know health or peace. For as long as men massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seed of murder and pain cannot reap... - Pythagoras
  5. I never lie, " I said offhand. "At least not to those I don't love. - Anne Rice
More Quotes By Walter Scott
  1. Love rules the court, the camp, the grove, and men below, and the saints above, for love is heaven, and heaven is love.
  2. Oh, what a tangled web we weave...when first we practice to deceive.
  3. I pretend not to be a champion of that same naked virtue called truth, to the very outrance. I can consent that her charms be hidden with a veil, were it but for decency's sake.
  4. My hope, my heaven, my trust must be, My gentle guide, in following thee.
  5. Fight on, brave knights! Man dies, but glory lives! Fight on; death is better than defeat! Fight on brave knights! for bright eyes behold your deeds!
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