Mark Twain Trail Quote of the Day – Sunday – April 10, 2022
“The only very marked difference between the average civilized man and the average savage is that the one is gilded and the other is painted.” Mark Twain
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“The only very marked difference between the average civilized man and the average savage is that the one is gilded and the other is painted.” Mark Twain
“Laughter without a tinge of philosophy is but a sneeze of humor. Genuine humor is replete with wisdom.” Mark Twain
“It is noble to teach oneself, but still nobler to teach others — and less trouble.” Mark Twain
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear — not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward, it is not a compliment to say he is brave; it is merely a loose misapplication of the word.” Mark Twain
“I was seldom able to see an opportunity until it had ceased to be one.” Mark Twain
“What is the most rigorous law of our being? Growth.” Mark Twain
“It is curious — curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare.” Mark Twain
“Now and then we had a hope that if we lived and were good, God would permit us to be pirates.” Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi, 1883
“Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.” Mark Twain
“April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.” Mark Twain