How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling the tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Abraham Lincoln.
2006-12-14 12:37:05 · 8 answers · asked by Sid90 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Saying something doesn't make it true. I could tell a million times that the moon is made of cheese, but that doesn't make it true. You could believe that a dog's tail is another leg, but that doesn't make it true.
2006-12-14 14:38:48 · answer #1 · answered by isayssoccer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the quote eludes to the fact that the tail does not provide the same support as a leg. So in calling it a leg, it will not function as such and therefore not be a leg. It doesn't make sense just to generalize and say it means it's not a leg... I believe the lack of functionality is the key to the quote and not the naming convention.
2006-12-14 20:50:48 · answer #2 · answered by Modus Operandi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.
A name change won't change the object itself. So don't "change" the situation by renaming to reallocate.
2006-12-14 20:42:03 · answer #3 · answered by moonstone84 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say rock on to Moonstone 84.;)
2006-12-14 20:45:46 · answer #4 · answered by Charity 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It means the truth is the truth no matter how much you lie about it.
2006-12-14 20:49:37 · answer #5 · answered by YahooGuru2u 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with moonstone 84
2006-12-14 20:48:03 · answer #6 · answered by Bianca 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Being honest gets you everything, being a liar doesn't.
2006-12-14 20:50:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the first answer...
2006-12-14 22:29:44 · answer #8 · answered by jhony 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋