
“The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.”
From Count d'Orsay's Letter to John Forster (1850)
“The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.”
From Count d'Orsay's Letter to John Forster (1850)
“The more I see of Mankind, the more I prefer my dog.”
Source: James O'Donnell Bennett (1908) When Good Fellows Get Together, p. 109
“The more i get to know people, the more i like dogs.”
“The more boys I meet, the more I love my dog.”
From The More Boys I Meet from the album, Carnival Ride (2007). [Misattributed: performer not credited as writer.]
“...there are more things to admire in men than to despise.”
The Plague (1947)
“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.”
1970s-, The Captains, the Kings, and Taylor Caldwell (1978)
Context: You’ve got to look at life clearly. No rose-colored glasses. The human race is not very admirable. It was a big mistake of God’s... The more I see of people, the more bitter I become. I think I appeal to readers because there’s nothing false or hypocritical in what I write. And they recognize themselves, and recognize their fears. And they know what bastards they are.
“Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children.”
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Fruits of Solitude (1682), Part I