"If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.“


-Alfred North Whitehead

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If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

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