Wilson stopped and stood silent. Inattention dies a quick and sure death when a speaker does that.
Mark TwainTags: oratory
Let us not be too particular. It is better to have old second-hand diamonds than none at all.
Mark TwainTags: want-needs-possesions
I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His works must be contemplated with respect.
Mark TwainThe Bible has noble poetry in it... and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies.
Mark TwainTags: truth christianity atheism bible mythology agnosticism
Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.
Mark TwainBridgeport?" Said I.
"Camelot," Said he.
There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it unspeakably desirable.
Mark TwainTags: sin temptation
The timid man yearns for full value and asks for a tenth. The bold man strikes for double value and compromises on par.
Mark TwainHeaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.
Mark TwainToo much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.
Mark TwainTags: whiskey
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