The Crook in the Dog's Tail

If you bathe a curly-tailed dog's tail in oil and bind it splints, you cannot get the crook out of it. A man's way of thinking is the crook in the dog's tail, and it can't be got out, and every one should be allowed to wag his own peculiarity in peace. - Josh Billings


Doesn't mean you have to like it.