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By common consent of all the nations and all the ages the most valuable thing in this world is the homage of men, whether deserved or undeserved.

Source: At the Shrine of St. Wagner, 1891; repr. in Complete Essays, ed. Charles Neider, 1963.
-- Mark Twain, (Nov 30 1835-1910), US novelist, journalist, river pilot; The Great American humorist was also known as The People's Author and creator of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn.

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