A man who keeps company with glaciers comes to feel tolerably insignif…

Mark Twain
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A man who keeps company with glaciers comes to feel tolerably insignificiant by and by. The Alps and the glaciers together are able to take every bit of conceit out of a man and reduce his self-importance to zero if he will only remain within the influence of their sublime presence long enough to give it a fair and reasonable chance to do its work. ✨ Mark Twain (2016). A Tramp Abroad, p.280, Xist Publishing
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