Henry David Thoreau Quotes About Pets

• When a dog runs at you, whistle for him.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Inspirational, Running, Dog

  Henry David Thoreau (2011). “The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861”, p.10, New York Review of Books

• It often happens that a man is more humanely related to a cat or dog than to any human being.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Dog, Cat, Men

  Henry David Thoreau (1993). “A Year in Thoreau's Journal: 1851”, p.49, Penguin

• A kitten is so flexible that she is almost double; the hind parts are equivalent to another kitten with which the fore part plays. She does not discover that her tail belongs to her till you tread upon it.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Cat, Animal, Play

  "Selections from the Journals".

• It often happens that a man develops a deeper love and friendship with his pet cat or dog than he does with most of the other humans in his life.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Dog, Cat, Men

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