Letter to Henry Cromwell (19 October 1709).
Source: Letters of the Late Alexander Pope, Esq. to a Lady. Never Before Published
“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.”
Robert Benchley (1889–1945) American comedian
"Your Boy and His Dog," Liberty magazine, (30 July 1932) <br class="br">Also published in Chips Off the Old Benchley http://books.google.com/books?id=1-gHw9bqQqAC&q=%22A+dog+teaches+a+boy+fidelity+perseverance+and+to+turn+around+three+times+before+lying+down%22&pg=PA94#v=onepage (1949)
“Always had more dogs than bones.”
Tom Petty (1950–2017) American musician
Square One
Lyrics, Highway Companion (2006)
Mary Oliver (1935–2019) American writer
Source: Dog Songs
“There is very little thanks in history. Dog eat dog.”
John Updike book Rabbit at Rest
Rabbit at Rest (1990)
Steve Turner (1949) British writer
Source: The Band That Played On (Thomas Nelson, 2011), p. 193
“When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.”
Edward Abbey (1927–1989) American author and essayist
“Example is always more efficacious than precept.”
Samuel Johnson book The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
Source: The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (1759), Chapter 29
Karl Kraus (1874–1936) Czech playwright and publicist
Half-Truths and One-And-A-Half Truths (1976) <br class="br">Context: There is no doubt that a dog is loyal. But does that mean we should emulate him? After all, he is loyal to people, not to other dogs. http://books.google.com/books?id=T9V0j2sfPpUC&q=%22there+is+no+doubt+that+a+dog+is+loyal+but+does+that+mean+we+should+emulate+him+after+all+he+is+loyal+to+people+not+to+other+dogs%22&pg=PA109#v=onepage
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.”
Groucho Marx (1890–1977) American comedian
This may be original with Groucho, but the Quote Investigator http://quoteinvestigator.com/category/jim-brewer/ mentions the earliest report found in a 1958 issue of Boy's Life magazine where it is attributed to Jim Brewer. <br class="br">Misattributed <br class="br">Variant: Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. <br class="br">Source: The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
