Quote Investigator finds an early toads version in a 1975 needlepoint advertisement from The Stitchery and a frogs version in 1976. The firm sold the pattern; the individual coiner is unknown.
“You Have To Kiss A Lot Of Frogs To Find Your Prince” — Anonymous
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The Stitchery advertisement; later proverb variants
Date
1975
kiss a lot of toads
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Quote Investigator finds an early toads version in a 1975 needlepoint advertisement from The Stitchery and a frogs version in 1976. The firm sold the pattern; the individual coiner is unknown. Read the source
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Quote Investigator finds an early toads version in a 1975 needlepoint advertisement from The Stitchery and a frogs version in 1976. The firm sold the pattern; the individual coiner is unknown. Check the evidence
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The Stitchery advertisement; later proverb variants. 1975. Evidence and bibliographical details reproduced in the linked source; no independent access to an original edition is claimed unless stated.
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Quotle.info. “Who really said ‘You Have To Kiss A Lot Of Frogs To Find Your Prince’?” Last verified 9 Nov 2026. https://quotle.info/who-said/you-have-to-kiss-a-lot-of-frogs-to-find-your-prince/