The dog has seldom been successful in pulling Man up…

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling Man up to its level of sagacity, but Man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.

Sourced, From other writings

“An Introduction”, The Fireside Book of Dog Stories (Simon and Schuster, 1943); reprinted in Thurber’s Dogs (1955)

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