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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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Drag your thoughts away from your troubles… by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it. – Mark Twain

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