Quote#Wisdom
Put an Englishman into the garden of Eden, and he would find fault…
Quote byJosh Billings · 1818–1885
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Affurisms. From Josh Billings: His Sayings (1865).
English (original)
Put an Englishman into the garden of Eden, and he would find fault with the whole blasted concern; put a Yankee in, and he would see where he could alter it to advantage; put an Irishman in, and he would want to boss the thing; put a Dutchman in, and he would proceed to plant it.
— Josh Billings
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