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 man.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, humorist
From 'Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar' in 'Following the Equator'.
1897
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"I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."
Humorous"Do not put off until tomorrow what can be put off till day-after-tomorrow just as well."
Humorous"If it's your job to eat a frog, it's best to do it first thing in the morning. And If it's your job to eat two frogs, it's best to eat the biggest one first."
Humorous"I have no special regard for the past, it’s a dead letter."
Controversial"It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt."
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