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J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye Quotes: The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.
         

The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.


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This page presents the quote "The mark of the immature man is that he wants to die nobly for a cause, while the mark of the mature man is that he wants to live humbly for one.". Author of this quote is J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye. This quote is about growing-up, attributed, wilhelm-stekel,.