Mark Twain: It is just like man 's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.

It is just like man 's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it — Mark Twain

It is just like man 's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.

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