You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, Wow, you're right!

你可以对狗说任何愚蠢的事情，狗只会看你一眼，好像在说，哇，你是对的！

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He wrote that he could not enjoy the pleasures of the moment for anticipating what was to come, which he described as being about as foolish as a dog who dropped the real bone for its shadow.

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