Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause…

Mark Twain
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Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.242, Courier Corporation
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Temperate temperance is best; intemperate temperance injures the cause of temperance. ✨ Mark Twain (2012). Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations, p.242, Courier Corporation

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