"Don't make friends who are comfortable to be with. Make friends who will force you to lever yourself up."

Watson, Thomas J. | Friends and Friendship | 7 bookmarks

"Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."

Krutch, Joseph Wood | Ask | 3 bookmarks

"Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience."

Emerson, Ralph Waldo | Patience | 5 bookmarks

"Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one."

Selye, Hans | Attitude | 2 bookmarks

"Friendship is a sheltering tree."

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor | Friends and Friendship | 7 bookmarks

"A merciful person is merciful to their animals."

Bible | Mercy | 1 bookmarks

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

Eliot, George | Animals | 3 bookmarks

"The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

Gandhi, Mahatma | Country | 8 bookmarks

"Every time I look into the eyes of an animal I see life; the force of life and the beauty of creation"

O'Reilly, Radar | Life and Living | 1 bookmarks

"Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time."

Richter, Jean Paul | Birthdays | 6 bookmarks