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He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it — namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary … - Mark Twain
" "He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it — namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.
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About Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known as Mark Twain, was an American humorist, novelist, writer, and lecturer.
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens
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Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass
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Samuel L. Clemens
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Samuel Clemens
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Quintus Curtius Snodgrass
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