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Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason. Mark Twain. Funny, Change, Politics. 1885 Copy quote. Life is short, Break the Rules. Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably And never regret ANYTHING That makes you smile. Mark Twain.
The Innocents Abroad (1869) ch. 7. The perfection of wisdom, and the end of true philosophy is to proportion our wants to our possessions, our ambitions to our capacities, we will then be a happy and a virtuous people. Mark Twain. Happiness, Wisdom, Philosophy. Mark Twain (2013).
Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion - several of them. Mark Twain. Religious, Atheist, Animal. "The Lowest Animal" (1940) It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain. Mark Twain. Rain, Weather, Religion.
A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds. Mark Twain. Inspirational, Success, Good Life. 1897 Following the Equator, ch.32. Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed. Mark Twain. Funny, Success, Carpe Diem. Following the Equator (1897) ch. 28.
The trouble with most of us is that we know too much that ain't so. Mark Twain. Ignorance, Too Much, Trouble. His ignorance covers the world like a blanket, and there's scarcely a hole in it anywhere. Mark Twain. Sarcastic, Ignorance, Intelligence. Ignorance is not not knowin' - Ignorance is knowin' what ain't so.
Mark Twain Quotes About Stupidity. Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience. He was endowed with a stupidity which by the least little stretch would go around the globe four times and tie. Mark Twain, Caroline Thomas Harnsberger (2009). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of ...
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain. Inspirational, Life, Broken Heart. Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
Mark Twain (1992). “Collected tales, sketches, speeches & essays”. If your mother tells you to do a thing, it is wrong to reply that you won't. It is better and more becoming to intimate that you will do as she bids you, and then afterwards act quietly in the matter according to the dictates of your better judgment.
Laughter without a tinge of philosophy is but a sneeze of humor. Genuine humor is replete with wisdom. Mark Twain. Laughter, Philosophy, Humor. Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.190, Courier Corporation. Only laughter can blow [a colossal humbug] to rags and atoms at a blast.
It would save the country. Mark Twain. Christian, Country, Would Be. Principles aren't of much account anyway, except at election time. After that you hang them up to let them season. Mark Twain. Principles, Election Time, Accounts. Mark Twain (2008). “Mark Twain's Speeches: Easyread Comfort Edition”, p.123, ReadHowYouWant.com.
