Mark Twain Trail Quote of the Day – Saturday – December 10, 2022
“Diligence and attention soon gave him the knack of it, and he strode down the street with his mouth full of harmony and his soul full of gratitude.” The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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“Diligence and attention soon gave him the knack of it, and he strode down the street with his mouth full of harmony and his soul full of gratitude.” The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
“There ought to be a room in every house to swear in. It’s dangerous to have to repress an emotion like that.”
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so”
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so”
“He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it—namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain.” The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
“Age is a thing about mind over matter: if you don’t mind it doesn’t matter.”
“My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.”
“It is easy to make plans in this world; even a cat can do it; and when one is out in those remote oceans it is noticeable that a cat’s plans and a man’s are worth about the same.” Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
“Rise early. It is the early bird that catches the worm. Don’t be fooled by this absurd saw; I once knew a man who tried it. He got up at sunrise and a horse bit him.”
“That is just the way with some people. They get down on a thing when they don’t know nothing about it.” The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn