“A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he can pay. Like a person with two wooden legs getting another person with two wooden legs to guarantee that he has got two natural legs. It don't make either of them able to do a walking-match.”
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Dickens, C. (n.d.). A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he can pay. Like a person with two wooden legs getting another person with two wooden legs to guarantee that he has got two natural legs. It don't make either of them able to do a walking-match. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4045-a-person-who-cant-pay-gets-another-person/
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Dickens, Charles. “A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he can pay. Like a person with two wooden legs getting another person with two wooden legs to guarantee that he has got two natural legs. It don't make either of them able to do a walking-match.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4045-a-person-who-cant-pay-gets-another-person/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Dickens, Charles. “A person who can't pay gets another person who can't pay to guarantee that he can pay. Like a person with two wooden legs getting another person with two wooden legs to guarantee that he has got two natural legs. It don't make either of them able to do a walking-match.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/4045-a-person-who-cant-pay-gets-another-person/.