It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb b…

Mark Twain
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It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. ✨ Mark Twain (2009). Mark Twain’s Book of Animals, p.304, Univ of California Press
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It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. ✨ Mark Twain (2009). Mark Twain’s Book of Animals, p.304, Univ of California Press

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