Quote#Wisdom
If the man laughs, change the Order
Quote byGottlieb Wilhelm Leitner · 1840–1899
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Writings of Dr. Leitner, Chapter: On the Science of Language and Ethnography, p. 173.
English (original)
If the man laughs, change the Order.
— Gottlieb Wilhelm Leitner
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