Who said this quote?

Question

"Don't bite the hand that feeds you"

Answer 1

While this cliche or figure of speech is widely used, its often times attibuted to being American. It actually dates back to the fables of Aesop but not entirely in those words.

Answer 2

Maxims and opinions, moral, political and economical, with characters, from the works of .
by Edmund Burke - 1804
And, having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them.

Above, is credited to 1790.

(Don't bite the hand that feeds you [Do a dog a favor, he will bite your hand].

turn on the hand that feeds you 1868

You would not lick the hand that feeds you, and snap at it when it's drawn away. 1859

Bite the hand that feeds you — oh, for shame ! 1859

sting the hand that feeds you 1866

betray the hand that feeds you. 1865

It is a bad trait to bite the hand that feeds you. 1912

Vocal solo, "Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You." by Mrs. Bessie Tustison. 1918 (love to hear this one)

Answer 3

Don't bite the hand that feeds you means, don't ruin a relationship with someone who pays you. It is said to be a proverb but it is mostly used in the United States . Origin unknown

Answer 4

AUTHOR: Edmund Burke (1729–1797)
QUOTATION: And having looked to Government for bread, on the very first scarcity they will turn and bite the hand that fed them. 1
ATTRIBUTION: Thoughts and Details on Scarcity. Vol. v. p. 156.
BIOGRAPHY: Columbia Encyclopedia.

Note 1.
We set ourselves to bite the hand that feeds us.—Cause of the Present Discontents, vol. i. p. 439. [back]

Answer 5

I think it's a general aphorism: not attributed to anyone in particular.

According to the site below, it was first used in print by Edmund Burke; the person does say, however, that it sounds like he's using a common phrase.

Answer 6

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