[Ads-l] Saying: The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog

[Jonathan Lighter]

My grandfather (b. 1884) used to say, "The more I see of people, the more I
like dogs."

JL

On Sat, Jan 6, 2018 at 11:54 AM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:

> Laurence Horn wrote:
> > cf. “The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog”—
> > —attributed, no doubt incorrectly, to Mark Twain
>
> Here is an instance of the quip in French in 1822. If you have a
> suggestion to improve the translation below please let me know.
>
> [ref] 1822 November 13, Tablettes Historiques et Littéraires: Journal
> de l'industrie, des mœurs, des théâtres et des beaux arts, Supplément,
> Mélanges, Start Page 37, Quote Page 38, Lyons, France. (Google Books
> Full View) link [/ref]
>
> https://books.google.com/books?id=UW45Zvf0XmcC&q=chiens#v=snippet&
>
> [Begin excerpt]
> Nous venons de recevoir le Miroir de la Somme, il contient les
> niaiseries suivantes:
> Une dame disait l'autre jour: plus je connais les hommes, mieux j'aime
> les chiens.
> [End excerpt]
>
> [Begin translation]
> We just received the Mirror of the Somme, it contains the following
> nonsense:
> A lady said the other day: the more I know men, the better I love dogs.
> [End translation]
>
> Garson
>
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