The timid man yearns for full value and asks a tenth. The bold man strikes for double… — Mark Twain
The timid man yearns for full value and asks a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World · 1897
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Twain, Mark. "Following the Equator." Mark Twain: A Tramp Abroad, Following the Equator, Other Travels, edited by Roy Blount Jr. Library of America, 2010, ch. 13.
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Twain, Mark. Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World. Hartford: American Publishing Company, 1897, ch. 13.