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George Cansdale Quotes

1909–1993 England

George Soper Cansdale (29 November 1909 – 24 August 1993) was a British zoologist, forester, conservationist, author, and in the 1950s and 1960s a famous television personality in the UK. From 1947 to 1953 he was Superintendent of the Zoological Society of London.

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Some animals lend themselves to use in idioms—the goose is a good example of this. As long ago as 1547 a simpleton was being referred to as a goose; presumably a domestic goose, for a wild goose is anything but a fool.

Animals and Man (1952)

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