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Quote by Mark Twain
We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has

We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter. – Mark Twain

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One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. – Mark Twain

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In youth, we clothe ourselves with rainbows, and go as brave as the zodiac. In age, we put out another sort of perspiration,—gout, fever, rheumatism, caprice, doubt, fretting, and avarice. – Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882), “Fate,” The Conduct of Life

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The treasure of self is buried under the rainbow and yet glows beyond the sun. – Terri Guillemets

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Weekends are a bit like rainbows; they look good from a distance but disappear when you get up close to them. – John Shirley

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When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows. – Rachel Houston

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