No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses. ✨ Herm…

Herman Melville
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No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses. ✨ Herman Melville (2016). Redburn.His First Voyage, p.222, Herman Melville
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