My favorite quote

"The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in poverty, in health and sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground where the wintery winds blow and the snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his masters side. He will kiss the hand that holds no food, he will lick the wounds and sores that come from the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in it's journey through the heavens."
George Graham Vest
Missouri Lawyer