Quote#Money & Wealth
Not Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Astor together could have raised money…
Quote byErnest Thompson Seton · 1860–1946
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Animal Heroes (New York: Scribner, 1905) "Snap".
English (original)
Not Carnegie, Vanderbilt, and Astor together could have raised money enough to buy a quarter share in my little Dog Snap.
— Ernest Thompson Seton
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