“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you, which is the principal difference between a dog and a man.”
Mark Twain, American writer, humorist, publisher, and lecturer
Written for Linda G. Hill’s One-Liner Wednesday prompt. Photo credit: Getty Images.
A very important difference
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I love that quote. The morale of that story is that we should all be more like dogs. We could learn a lot from them 🥰
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I agree.
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So true.
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Dogs are kinder and more loving.
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That’s for sure.
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Love it! ❤
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Sounds like he had a bad experience somewhere in his past. May we all grow from such.
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Ain’t that the truth!!
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Bitter – but unfortunately true.
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Brilliant quote!
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Excellent quote. Twain was no slouch.
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No, he had a keen wit.
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Two other sayings about dogs that Twain is credited with:
“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog” and
“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you’d stay out and your dog would go in.”
He had quite the sharp wit, that guy. I love his books!
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Dogs. We really don’t deserve them.
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The difference between a woman and a dog is that if you lock both in the truck of your car, who will still greet you happily when you open the lid 😀 😀
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Hmm, let me think about that one. 🙄
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Give it a go and let me know the results 😀
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The “principal difference” — WOW.
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