Horace Walpole Quotes

I like animals because they are not consciously cruel and don't betray each other.

He who purposely cheats his friend would cheat his God.

Dogs act exactly the way we would act if we had no shame.

A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.

The only honest reaction and true loyalty we get is from our animals. Once they're your friends, you can do no wrong.

Human beings exist that have integrity, that know how to keep their mouth shut, that know the bigger picture, that don't sell out their friends.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

Treat your friend as if he might become an enemy.

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.

None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them.

I can count on one hand how many people I trust.

That friend a great man's ruin strongly checks, who rails into his belief all his defects.

It is impossible that a man who is false to his friends and neighbors should be true to the public.

When self-interested motives are strengthened by the apprehension of any danger, there are few persons who will not be induced by them to betray even their best friend.

What you would hide from an enemy don't tell a friend.

Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.

If all we've got to look forward to is disloyalty and treachery, why do we even make friends?" "Again, human nature. Hoping for the best is what drives us.

And if he is lying and he double-crosses you, I’ll kill him for you.” From anyone else, it would have been an idle threat, and I smiled, feeling loved. (Ivy and Rachel)

Friends can betray you, but with an old enemy, you always know where you stand.

Nothing gives such a blow to friendship as the detecting another in an untruth. It strikes at the root of our confidence ever after.

He is extremely loyal to his friends, but he is tougher than anyone if he feels betrayed.

You think I'm a fool?" demanded Harry. "No, I think you're like James," said Lupin, "who would have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends.

Promises may get thee friends, but non-performance will turn them into enemies.

Humans will always tell you the story. Dogs can only tell you the truth. Trust your instincts and listen your dog.