A Gardener and His Dog

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A Gardener and His Dog

Benefits are refused by those who don't understand them.

L'Estrange version

A gard'ner's dog dropt into a well, and his master let himself down to help him out again. He reach'd forth his hand to take hold of the dog, and the curr snapt him by the fingers: for he thought 'twas only to duck him deeper. The master went his way upon't, and e'en Ieft him as he found him. Nay (says he) I'm well enough serv'd, to take so much pains for the saving of one that is resolv'd to make away himself.

Moral

Obligations and benefits are cast away upon two sorts of people; those that do not understand them, and those that are not sensible of them.

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