| ...the coat of arms of the human race ought to consist of a man with an
ax on his shoulder proceeding toward a grindstone, or it ought to represent
the several members of the human race holding out the hat to one another;
for we are all beggars, each in his own way. One beggar is too proud to
beg for pennies, but will beg for an introduction into society; another
does not care for society, but he wants a postmastership; another will inviegle
a lawyer into conversation and then sponge on him for free advice. The man
who wouldn't do any of these things will beg for the Presidency. Each admires
his own dignity and greatly guards it, but in his opinion the others haven't
any. Mendicancy is a matter of taste and temperament, no doubt. - Mark Twain, a Biography |
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