The more things are forbidden, the more popular they become.

Mark Twain

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Topic

Forbidden fruit Coveting

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Journals of Mark Twain

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Paradox

Language

English

Time

1895 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Notebook, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine. The Mark Twain Company, 1932, ch. 23. Originally from Notebook, c. 1895.

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Medium
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Time
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Jesus
Source
Gospel of Matthew The Bible
Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Time
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Era
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Authentication Score 3
Citation

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