Bite Quotes
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.
"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."— Mark Twain
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Meaning of this quote
The comparison satirizes human ingratitude by praising a rescued dog’s loyalty. Its force comes from comic exaggeration.
Key takeaway:
Respond to kindness with gratitude rather than entitlement.
Origin of the quote
Pudd’nhead Wilson’s Calendar in Pudd’nhead Wilson (1894).
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe specialist Twain reference identifies the calendar source. It is satire about people, not a guarantee of an animal’s behaviour.
Source:
TwainQuotes: Dogs
