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from the beginning of my sojourn in this world there was a persistent vacancy in me where the industry ought to be. (Ought to was is better, perhaps, though the most of the authorities differ as to this.

from the beginning of my sojourn in this world there was a persistent vacancy in me where the industry ought to be. (Ought to was is better, perhaps, though the most of the authorities differ as to this.

Mark Twain
Vacancy, World, Authority
Mark Twain (2013). “Autobiography of Mark Twain”, p.46, Univ of California Press

To be vested with enormous authority is a fine thing; but to have the on-looking world consent to it is finer.

Mark Twain
World, Authority, Fine Things
Mark Twain (1889). “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court”, p.56, Createspace Independent Pub

Honor is a harder master than the law.

Mark Twain
Law, Honor, Authority
Mark Twain (2016). “Mark Twain's Speeches”, p.231, Xist Publishing

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