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" Dogs 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. "
The Note-books of Samuel Butler ... - Page 226
by Samuel Butler - 1917 - 437 pages
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The Viking Book of Aphorisms: A Personal Selection

Wystan Hugh Auden, Louis Kronenberger - Social Science - 1962 - 456 pages
...at night. HARDY There is a theater public that is never so much amused as when it cries. SILVESTRE The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a...scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. SAMUEL BUTLER (II) When I play with my cat, who knows but that she regards me more as a plaything than...
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The Concise Columbia Dictionary of Quotations

Robert Andrews - Reference - 1989 - 414 pages
...every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. Aldous Huxley (1894-1963) British author The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a...scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. Samuel Butler (1835-1902) English author If your home burns down, rescue the dogs. At least they'll...
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Quotations of Wit and Wisdom

John W. Gardner, Francesca Gardner Reese - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1996 - 278 pages
...Balthasar Gracian Some people can stay longer in an hour than others can in a week. William Dean Howells The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a...scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. Samuel Butler TWELVE The Human Comed3 “Happiness is No Laughing Matter” Happiness is no laughing...
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Famous Lines: A Columbia Dictionary of Familiar Quotations

Robert Andrews - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1997 - 666 pages
...author. The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906), repr. in Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, vol. 7(1911). 2 The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a...scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. SAMUEL BUTLER, (1835-1902) British author. Notebooks, "Higgledy-Piggledy" (1912). 3 Near this spot...
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Quotations

Connie Robertson - Reference - 1998 - 686 pages
...is perhaps because they can be useful to Him In this respect that He tolerates their existence. 1879 The great pleasure of a dog Is that you may make a...scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. 1880 It Is hard to come down the social ladder without tumbling off. 1881 Ahen Is only an eu's way...
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Book of Humorous Quotations

Connie Robertson - Humor - 1998 - 404 pages
...is perhaps because they can be useful to Him in this respect that He tolerates their existence. 749 The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a...scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. 750 It is hard to come down the social ladder without tumbling off¿ 751 A hen is only an eg¿s way...
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The Difficulty of Being a Dog

Roger Grenier - Literary Criticism - 2000 - 156 pages
...Butler put it (and he happens to have been translated into French by the very same Valery Larbaud): "The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make...scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too." Dog and owner wind up thinking of each other as more or less a part of themselves. One night, on the...
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The Canine Hiker's Bible

Doug Gelbert - Pets - 2004 - 264 pages
...enjoying the trail for serenity. V. Have as much fun on your hike as your dog does. “The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...with him, and not only will he not scold you, but will make a fool of himself too.” The Case For Leashes by Dave Musikoff CALIFORNIA CANiNE HIKERS...
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A Bark In The Park: A Guide To Walking Your Dog In Chester County

Doug Gelbert - Pets - 2001 - 68 pages
...The park office is on Route 273, behind the grandstands for the Fair Hill Race Track. The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself...with him, and not only will he not scold you, but will make a fool of himself too. 57 •Samuel Butler NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AT TINICUM THE PARK:...
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A Bark In The Park: A Guide For Walking Your Dog In Montgomery County

Doug Gelbert - Pets - 2001 - 70 pages
...Follow all the way to the end at Laver Road, make a left and the preserve is on the left. The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of y our self with him, and not only will he not scold you, but will make a fool of himself too. -Samuel...
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