You cant reach old age by another man's road, my habits protect my lif…

Mark Twain
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You cant reach old age by another man's road, my habits protect my life but they would assassinate you ✨ Mark Twain, Milton Meltzer (2002). Mark Twain Himself: A Pictorial Biography, p.266, University of Missouri Press
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