"Give a man a reputation as an early riser and he can sleep 'til noon."

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Source: Mark Twain's speech to the Savage Club (June 9, 1899), as quoted in Mark Twain's Speeches edited by William Dean Howells (pp. 277-278), 1910.

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Mark Twain

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Mark Twain was a prominent American writer known for his sharp wit and social critiques, particularly in 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.'

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