It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly American criminal class except Congress.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain – It could probably be shown by facts
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Mark Twain – In religion and politics
In religion and politics, people’s beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain – A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark Twain
Mark Twain – Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been
Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been.
Mark Twain
Jesus Christ
As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.
Jesus Christ
Mark Twain – I never let schooling interfere with my education
I never let schooling interfere with my education.
Mark Twain
Erica Jong – Love is everything it’s cracked up to beIt really is worth fighting for
Love is everything it’s cracked up to beIt really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for.
Erica Jong
Ralph Waldo Emerson – It is commonly observed that a sudden wealth
It is commonly observed that a sudden wealth, like a prize drawn in a lottery or a large bequest to a poor family, does not permanently enrich. They have served no apprenticeship to wealth, and with the rapid wealth come rapid claims which they do not know how to deny, and the treasure is quickly dissipated.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Sudden wealth quotesMark Twain – It is discouraging to try and penetrate a mind like yours
It is discouraging to try and penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it.
Mark Twain
Ernest Shackleton
Difficulties are just things to overcome, after all.
Ernest Shackleton