“Often a quite assified remark becomes sanctified by use and petrified by custom; it is then a permanency, its term of activity a geologic period.”
Quote by Mark Twain
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Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
This book presents a curated selection of Mark Twain's most memorable and insightful quotes, showcasing his sharp wit and profound observations on various aspects of life and society. more
Author
Mark Twain
Mark Twain, born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, was a renowned American author and humorist in the 19th century. His works are characterized by humor, satire, and profound social insight, with notable novels such as 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer' and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. more
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“An uneasy conscience is a hair in the mouth.”
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“What marriage is to morality, a properly conducted licensed liquor traffic is to sobriety.”
“Ethical man: A Christian holding four aces.”
Source: Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist
Source: The Portable Mark Twain
“Each person is born to one possession which outvalues all his others-his last breath.”
“We laugh and laugh. Then cry and cry- Then feebler laugh, Then die.”
Source: On the poetry of Mark Twain: with selections from his verse
“Oh Death where is thy sting! It has none. But life has.”
Source: Mark Twain's notebook