Hi all! :) I just wondered how many different versions you've heard of the old saying:
"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink."
Here are the only other two that I know of:
"You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think."
(from someone in the horticulture industry)
"You can lead a heart to love, but you can't make it fall."
(from a George Strait song)
2006-09-12 12:04:57 · 10 answers · asked by scary shari 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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2006-09-12 12:06:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The horticulture line is an old Dorothy Parker joke, as she was asked to use horticulture in a sentence
2006-09-12 12:07:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can drag a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.
2006-09-12 12:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
WOW, I only knew about the horse one. You have received some good answers here.
2006-09-19 06:19:05 · answer #4 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can lead a horse to college but you can't make it drink
You can send a kid to college but you can't make him think.
B. B. King
The horticulure one is often attributed to Dorthory Parker.
2006-09-12 12:07:47 · answer #5 · answered by o41655 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wyman, Max. "You can lead a fool to a book but you can't make them think."
Hubbard, Elbert. "You can lead a boy to college, but you cannot make him think."
2006-09-12 12:09:57 · answer #6 · answered by Doe 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can lead a beer to me but you cant make it stay full
2006-09-12 12:10:43 · answer #7 · answered by steve 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can lead my foot to gearge w bush a s s, but you can't make it not kick.
2006-09-12 12:08:20 · answer #8 · answered by dudekunle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can lead a.army to Iraq but you cant make it bloodless
2006-09-12 12:29:36 · answer #9 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can lead a bear to treacle but you can't make it eat.
2006-09-12 12:07:40 · answer #10 · answered by Footy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋