Gratitude and treachery are merely the two extremities of the same procession. You have seen all of it that is worth staying for when the band and th… - Mark Twain

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Gratitude and treachery are merely the two extremities of the same procession. You have seen all of it that is worth staying for when the band and the gaudy officials have gone by.

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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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Pen Names: Sieur Louis de Conte • Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass • Quintus Curtius Snodgrass • J. W. Bothwell
Birth Name: Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Alternative Names: Samuel L. Clemens • Samuel Clemens • Louis de Conte
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"Yes"
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · February 28, 2006 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance
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