They take unbelievable pleasure in the hideous blast of the hunting horn and baying of the hounds. Dogs dung smells sweet as cinnamon to them.
—Desiderius Erasmus (c.1469–1536) Dutch Humanist, Scholar
Hunting is not a proper employment for a thinking man.
—Joseph Addison (1672–1719) English Essayist, Poet, Playwright, Politician
Deer hunting would be fine sport, if only the deer had guns.
—W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911) English Dramatist, Librettist, Poet, Illustrator
Civilized life has altogether grown too tame, and, if it is to be stable, it must provide a harmless outlets for the impulses which our remote ancestors satisfied in hunting
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport: when the tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity. The distinction between Crime and Justice is no greater.
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
It is very strange, and very melancholy, that the paucity of human pleasures should persuade us ever to call hunting one of them.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
If some animals are good at hunting and others are suitable for hunting, then the Gods must clearly smile on hunting.
—Aristotle (384BCE–322BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Scholar
Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.
—Marlene Dietrich (1901–92) German-American Film Actress, Cabaret Performer
When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.
—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American Author, Journalist, Short Story Writer
Hunting is a relic of the barbarous spirit that thirsted formerly for human blood, but is now content with the blood of birds and animals.
—Christian Nestell Bovee (1820–1904) American Writer, Aphorist
One knows so well the popular idea of health. The English country gentleman galloping after a fox—the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
I shoot the Hippopotamus
With bullets made of platinum,
Because if I use leaden ones
His hide is sure to flatten ’em.
—Hilaire Belloc (1870–1953) British Historian, Poet, Critic
There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter.
—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American Author, Journalist, Short Story Writer
There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast.
—Charles Dickens (1812–70) English Novelist
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