# Quote — Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson

> 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.

- Author: [Mark Twain](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mark-twain.md)
- Book: [Pudd'nhead Wilson](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mark-twain/puddnhead-wilson.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/mark-twain/puddnhead-wilson/if-you-pick

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> He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages.

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