"You see, he knew his own laws just as other people so often know the laws: by words, not by effects. They take a meaning, and get to be very vivid, when you come to apply them to yourself."

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Source: Mark Twain, Bernard L. Stein (1983). “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court”, p.346, Univ of California Press

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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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