James Thurber Quotes

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

I have always thought of a dog lover as a dog that was in love with another dog.

I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance – a sharp, vindictive glance.

Poodles always listen attentively while being scolded, looking innocent, bewildered, and misunderstood.

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals.

Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?

You might as well fall flat on your face as lean over too far backward.

Don’t let that chip on your shoulder be your only reason for walking erect.

I think that maybe if women and children were in charge we would get somewhere.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.