Sunday, October 19, 2008
The Truth of Twain: PT1
Since my last blog, I heard a few more priceless sayings from Mark Twain that I thought was worth sharing. Here are a few to think about:
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society.
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable. (9 out of 10 people believe this)
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.
I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.
It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress.
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I love that guy! He was stinkin' hilarious! Also, don't forget the one that goes "The coldest winter I ever spent, was a summer in San Francisco"...which is so true!
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