“We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.”
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Twain, M. (n.d.). We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23329-we-have-not-the-reverent-feeling-for-the/
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Twain, Mark. “We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23329-we-have-not-the-reverent-feeling-for-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Twain, Mark. “We have not the reverent feeling for the rainbow that a savage has, because we know how it is made. We have lost as much as we gained by prying into that matter.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/23329-we-have-not-the-reverent-feeling-for-the/.