Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
— Mark Twain Modern

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, humorist

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From 'Mark Twain's Notebook'.

Date / Period

c. 1898

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Strange & Unusual

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Found in 1 providers: gemini

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