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The quote suggests that land is limited and cannot be produced more, so it should be seen as especially valuable. It encourages buying land because its supply does not increase.
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Originally said in English.
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No source found on Wikiquote; the quote is listed as attributed to Mark Twain.
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Mark Twain is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an American author and humorist who lived from 1835 to 1910.
About Mark Twain
American writer, humorist, and essayist
Mark Twain was the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, an American writer, humorist, and essayist. He is best known for the novels The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and for a body of work that helped define American writing in the late 19th century. His books also include A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court and Pudd'nhead Wilson. He co-wrote The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today with Charles Dudley Warner. Twain's work is marked by wit, social satire, and a sharp eye for American life.
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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