Lord save us all from old age and broken health and a hope tree that has lost the faculty of putting out blossoms.
Mark Twain
Aging, Health, Hope, Insight, Perspective
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“Familiarity breeds contempt. How accurate that is. The reason we hold truth in such respect is because we have so little opportunity to get familiar with it.” Mark Twain
Familiarity, Truth, Respect, Observation, Wisdom
Mark Twain Familiarity, Truth, Respect, Observation, Wisdom“I have no race prejudices, and I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed I know it. I can stand any society. All that I care to know is that a man is a human being-that is enough for me; he can’t be any worse.” Mark Twain
Equality, Humanity, Society, Acceptance, Tolerance
Mark Twain Equality, Humanity, Society, Acceptance, Tolerance“Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.” Mark Twain
Liberty, Irreverence, Freedom, Defense, Criticism
Mark Twain Liberty, Irreverence, Freedom, Defense, Criticism“Man is the only animal that is cruel. It kills just for the sake of it.” Mark Twain
Humanity, Cruelty, Nature, Reflection, Morality
Mark Twain Humanity, Cruelty, Nature, Reflection, Morality“Wherefore being all of one mind, we do highly resolve that government of the grafted by the grafter for the grafter shall not perish from the earth.” Mark Twain
Politics, Satire, Government, Corruption, Irony
Mark Twain Politics, Satire, Government, Corruption, Irony“A half-truth is the most cowardly of lies.” Mark Twain
Truth, Honesty, Deception, Courage, Integrity
Mark Twain Truth, Honesty, Deception, Courage, Integrity“I like criticism, but it must be my way.” Mark Twain
Criticism, Individuality, Humor, Irony, Preference
Mark Twain Criticism, Individuality, Humor, Irony, Preference“Memories which someday will become all beautiful when the last annoyance that encumbers them shall have faded out of our minds.” Mark Twain
Memory, Nostalgia, Reflection, Time, Beauty
Mark Twain Memory, Nostalgia, Reflection, Time, Beauty“Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.” Mark Twain
Water, Moderation, Insight, Health, Philosophy
Mark Twain Water, Moderation, Insight, Health, Philosophy“It is better to take what does not belong to you than to let it lie around neglected.” Mark Twain
Ethics, Ownership, Insight, Humor, Perspective
Mark Twain Ethics, Ownership, Insight, Humor, Perspective“Do your duty today and repent tomorrow.” Mark Twain
Duty, Responsibility, Humor, Procrastination, Regret
Mark Twain Duty, Responsibility, Humor, Procrastination, Regret“To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.” Mark Twain
Awards, Acceptance, Humor, Insight, Irony
Mark Twain Awards, Acceptance, Humor, Insight, Irony“It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.” Mark Twain
Friendship, Betrayal, Trust, Conflict, Irony
Mark Twain Friendship, Betrayal, Trust, Conflict, Irony“The true charm of pedestrians does not lie in the walking, or in the scenery, but in the talking.” Mark Twain
Conversation, Walking, Companionship, Life, Travel
Mark Twain Conversation, Walking, Companionship, Life, Travel“Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.” Mark Twain
Work, Play, Insight, Philosophy, Humanity
Mark Twain Work, Play, Insight, Philosophy, Humanity“If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it.” Mark Twain
Voting, Cynicism, Politics, Power, Irony
Mark Twain Voting, Cynicism, Politics, Power, Irony