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Mark Twain2 quotes
In order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. — Mark Twain · 1876The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become. — Mark Twain · 1895God1 quote
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's. — God · 1405 BC