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Tag Archives: Mark Twain
Mark Twain on Temptation
“There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Desire
“A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Truth
“Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn’t.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Humanity
“The fact that man knows right from wrong proves his intellectual superiority to other creatures; but the fact that he can do wrong proves his moral inferiority to any creature that cannot.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Life
“When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Work
“Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Courage
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” Continue reading
Mark Twain Cynical Quote on Politics
“Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.” Continue reading
Mark Twain on Anger
“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Continue reading
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