He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.
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This quote is just one of 239 total Mark Twain quotes in our collection. Mark Twain is known for saying 'He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.' as well as some of the following quotes.
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
This quote is just one of 239 total Mark Twain quotes in our collection. Mark Twain is known for saying 'He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.' as well as some of the following quotes.