Dog Wisdom

Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man without his Vices.  This praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery, if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just Tribute to the Memory of Botswain, a Dog. - John Cam Hobhouse