If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.

—Robert Benchley

About Robert Benchley

Portrait of Robert Benchley

Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist, newspaper columnist and actor. From his beginnings at The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his acclaimed short films, Benchley's...

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The surest way to make a monkey of a man is to quote him.

—Robert Benchley

Drawing on my fine command of language, I said nothing.

—Robert Benchley

As for me, except for an occasional heart attack, I feel as young as I ever did.

—Robert Benchley

Tell us your phobias and we will tell you what you are afraid of.

—Robert Benchley

I can't bring myself to say, 'Well, I guess I'll be toddling along.' It isn't that I can't toddle. It's just that I can't guess I'll toddle.

—Robert Benchley

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We could have bought a small yacht with what we spent on our dog an dall the things he destroyed. Then again, how many yachts wait by the door all day for your return?

—Peter Steiner

A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things - a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.

A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog.

—Maurice Maeterlinck

When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news.

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money.

—Josh Billings