Mark Twain Trail Quote of the Day – Tuesday – August 17, 2021
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).” Mark Twain
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“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).” Mark Twain
“The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out, the conservative adopts them.” Mark Twain
“Every man is a moon and has a side which he turns toward nobody: you have to slip around behind if you want to see it.” Mark Twain
“Supposing is good, but finding out is better.” Mark Twain
“The proverb says, “Born lucky, always lucky,” and I am very superstitious. As a small boy I was notoriously lucky. It was usual for one or two of our lads (per annum) to get drowned in the Mississippi or in Bear Creek, but I was pulled out in a 2/3 drowned condition 9 times before I learned to swim, and was considered to be a cat in disguise.” Mark Twain
“Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen.” Mark Twain
“Riding aloft on a mountain of fragrant hay. This is the earliest form of the human pleasure excursion, and for utter joy and perfect contentment it stands alone in a man’s threescore years and ten; all that come after it have flaws, but this has none.” Mark Twain
“…among human beings jealousy ranks distinctly as a weakness; a trademark of small minds; a property of all small minds, yet a property which even the smallest is ashamed of; and when accused of its possession will lyingly deny it and resent the accusation as an insult.” Mark Twain
“Do something every day that you don’t want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.” Mark Twain
“Do not tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don’t tell them where they know the fish.” Mark Twain