QuoteQuest“Love in animals, has not for its only object animals of the same species, but extends itself farther, and comprehends almost every sensible and thinking being. A dog naturally loves a man above his own species, and very commonly meets with a return of affection.”
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Source
- Title
- Wikiquote: David Hume
- Type
- reference · Secondary source
- Held by
- Wikiquote
Context
Part 2, Section 12
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Hume, David. (n.d.). Wikiquote: David Hume. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Hume
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