“The man who is ostentatious of his modesty is twin to the statue that wears a fig-leaf.”
Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
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Famous Mark Twain Quotes
“Always do what's right. That will gratify some and surprise the rest.”
“He charged nothing for his preaching and it was worth it too.”
Source: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“Those who do not read the news are uninformed. Those who do are misinformed.”
Source: Stormfield Edition of the Writings of Mark Twain [pseud.].: Mark Twain's speeches
“A thing long expected takes the form of the unexpected when at last it comes.”
Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
Source: The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays