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You can lead a whore to culture but you can't make her think

Posted by Hook on March 26, 2003

Attributed to Dorothy Parker, but is an obvious paraphrase of, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink."
Does anyone have an origin for the latter phrase? It means, I think, vainly attempting to help someone.