| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 44023 |
| QUOTATION: | Men are generally more careful of the breed of their horses and dogs than of their children. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | William Penn (16441718), British religious leader, founder of Pennsylvania. Some Fruits of Solitude, pt. 1, no. 85 (1693). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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