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The only very marked difference between the average civilized man and the average savage is that the one is gilded and the other painted. - Mark Twain Quotes

The only very marked difference between the average civilized man and the average savage is that the one is gilded and the other painted.

Source:Chapter XXXV. Closing Years, Mark Twain's Notebook (1935, posthumous)
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  • Born: November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910
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