Quote by Mark Twain

Now he found out a new thing--namely, that to promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.

Now he found out a new thing--namely, that to promise not to

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This quote signifies the universal desire for forbidden things. It suggests that when someone is explicitly forbidden from doing something, their curiosity is piqued, and they become even more compelled to engage in that forbidden action. It highlights the paradoxical nature of human psychology - the tendency to be attracted to what is prohibited, simply because it has been prohibited.

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