Benjamin Franklin:

The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

— Benjamin Franklin Early Modern

Electricity experiments, founding father

Context

Attributed, but precise source hard to pinpoint. Widely accepted as Franklin's sentiment.

Date / Period

Unknown, likely late 18th century

Source

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/834311-the-greatest-pleasure-of-a-dog-is-that-y…

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Unverifiable

Explanation

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Method

Cross Reference

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