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Quote by Mark Twain

“I would like to live in Manchester, England. The transition between Manchester and death would be unnoticeable.”

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This book compiles a selection of Mark Twain's most memorable and thought-provoking quotes, offering a glimpse into his wit and wisdom. It includes excerpts from his novels, essays, and speeches, showcasing his sharp wit and profound observations on human nature, society, and the human condition. more

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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

“Why they always look so serious in Yoga? You make serious face like this, you scare away good energy. To meditate, only you must smile. Smile with face, smile with mind, and good energy will come to you and clean away dirty energy. Even smile in your liver. Practice tonight at hotel. Not to hurry, not to try too hard. Too serious, you make you sick. You can calling the good energy with a smile. (From Ketut Liyer, the Balinese healer)”

Source: The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims

“men do not suspect faults which they do not commit”

Men Faults Commit Suspects

Book:The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished

Source: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished

“You're a slave, a bound helpless slave to one thing in the world, your imagination.”

World Imagination One Thing This World Slave Bounds Helpless

Author:F. Scott Fitzgerald

“. . . there is a wish in the heart of mankind to be distracted and confused. Truth is but one attraction, and not always the most powerful.”

Heart Wish Powerful Mankind Ignorance Truth Is Attraction Confused Most Powerful Distracted Willful Ignorance

Book:Rape: A Love Story

Source: Rape: A Love Story

“Small, red, and upright he waited, gripping his new bookbag tight in one hand and touching a lucky penny inside his coat pocket with the other, while the first snows of winter floated down on his eyelashes and covered the branches around him and silenced all trace of the world.”