"No one is willing to acknowledge a fault in himself when a more agreeable motive can be found for the estrangement of his acquaintances."

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Source: Mark Twain, Charles Dudley Warner (1915). “The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day”, p.143

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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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