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Quote by Mark Twain
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselve

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

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I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. – Mark Twain

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But when the time comes that a man has had his dinner, then the true man comes to the surface. – Mark Twain

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