The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.
JAMES THURBER
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The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.
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Don’t count your boobies until they are hatched.
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For one thing, she pronounced flowers ‘flars’ and I couldn’t let it slide.
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