Robert M. Pirsig Quotes

Dogs bark at what they don't understand.

You may drive a dog off the King's armchair, and it will climb into the preacher's pulpit; he views the world unmoved, unembarrassed, unabashed.

When elephants fight, the grass gets crushed; when elephants make love, the grass gets crushed.

The wolf asketh not how many the sheep may be.

A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog.

Dogs who chase cars evidently see them as large, unruly ungulates badly in need of discipline and shepherding.

Dogs are a habit, I think.

There are some dogs which, when you meet them, remind you that, despite thousands of years of manmade evolution, every dog is still only two meals away from being a wolf.

I didn't move. I've learned from years of experience that dogs and falcons and ladies come back to you if you stay where you are.

The rottweiler stood his ground and waited for me to take the next step in the dance of ritualized intimidation. Instead, I leaped at him. Screw ritual. Now was not the time to stand on ceremony.

Dogs will eat till they die. Cats will leave food in the dish, incomprehensible to a dog.

I named my dog Stay, so I can say, 'Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!

Where there are sheep, the wolves are never very far away.

The Deer don't dineWhen a Wolf's about,And the PorcupineSticks his quill-points out.

If you come to think of it, you never see deer, dogs and rabbits worrying about their menus and yet they run much faster than humans.

I saw a great Newfoundland dog the other day sitting in front of a mirror at the entrance to a shop in Regent's Circus, and examining himself with an amount of smug satisfaction that I have never seen equaled elsewhere outside a vestry meeting.

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

Dogs don't bark at parked cars.

Fighting should be left to dogs and cats and chickens, who can't reason.

There is one other reason for dressing well, namely that dogs respect it, and will not attack you in good clothes.

I’m adding ‘canine’ to my searches,” I said. “And ‘instinct.’” “Whatever. I’m adding ‘lunatic.

Most owners are at length able to teach themselves to obey their dog.

Dogs need to sniff the ground; it's how they keep abreast of current events. The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing all kinds of late-breaking dog news items, which, if they are especially urgent, are often continued in the next yard.

The dog is guided by kindly instinct to the man or woman whose heart is open to his advances. The cat often leaves the friend who courts her, to honor, or to harass, the unfortunate mortal who shudders at her unwelcome caresses.