
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, Kap. 16
Original engl.: "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."
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
Dogs never bite me. Just humans.
As quoted in "A Beautiful Child" in Music for Chameleons (1980) by Truman Capote
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, Kap. 16
Original engl.: "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."
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
„Was Gott dem Menschen, ist der Mensch dem Hunde.“
Brief an A. Barte, Februar 1884
Briefe
„Der Hund ist die Tugend, die sich nicht zum Menschen machen konnte.“
„Der Hund ist der sechste Sinn des Menschen.“