There is no substantive evidence that Mark Twain crafted this metaphor. Poems with this symbolism are following a well-trodden flower-filled path. Please be careful. – Garson O’Toole (The Quote Investigator), Forgiveness Is the Fragrance the
In addition to their power over government based on government financing and personal influence, bankers could steer governments in ways they wished them to go by other pressures. – Carroll Quigley