"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 a man."
— Mark Twain

January 1, 1970

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Original Language: English
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German: "Wenn du einen verhungernden Hund aufliest und ihn gesund pflegst, wird er dich nicht beißen. Das ist der Hauptunterschied zwischen Hund und Mensch."

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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), p. 214.

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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894), p. 214.