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Mark Twain

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Write without pay until somebody offers to pay.


— Mark Twain


#writing-advice #advice

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.


— Mark Twain


#blessing #greatest #greatest blessing #mankind

We may not pay Satan reverence, for that would be indiscreet, but we can at least respect his talents.


— Mark Twain


#respect

When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.


— Mark Twain


#education #mind #reading #education

It's better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than open it and remove all doubt


— Mark Twain


#humor

Familiarity breeds contempt and children.


— Mark Twain


#humor

The lack of money is the root of all evil.


— Mark Twain


#evil #lack #root

When red-headed people are above a certain social grade their hair is auburn.


— Mark Twain


#elitism #humor #redheads #humor

Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of joy you must have somebody to divide it with.


— Mark Twain


#living #values

The older I get, the more clearly I remember things that never happened.


— Mark Twain


#age






About Mark Twain

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But I have thought some more since then and I have read carefully the treaty of Paris [which ended the Spanish-American War] and I have seen that we do not intend to free but to subjugate the people of the Philippines. There were three versions found in his manuscripts made between 1897 and 1905: the Hannibal Eseldorf and Print Shop versions. He did state that "the goodness the justice and the mercy of God are manifested in His works" but also that "the universe is governed by strict and immutable laws" which determine "small matters" such as who dies in a pestilence.

Twain chose to pay all his pre-bankruptcy creditors in full though he had no responsibility to do this under the law. He also worked as a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's newspaper. He achieved great success as a writer and public speaker.

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