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.Mark Twain · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
Read the saying and check its sourcesTo 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.
Mark Twain · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete
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- Wikiquote (en) · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer · Quotes · estratto «To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and » · Opera identificata: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Mark Twain · The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete · Riscontro testuale dell’estratto; edizione Gutenberg 74
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