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The Enduring Wit of Sam Clemmons
p3skyking
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Some of you may know him by a different name. [:D]
I found one of his quotes today and now, like then, it's still very viable.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.? Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime".
If you don't know his more familiar name, take that as a hint you need to get out more!
He was America's greatest humorist.
[:p]
I found one of his quotes today and now, like then, it's still very viable.
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.? Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime".
If you don't know his more familiar name, take that as a hint you need to get out more!
He was America's greatest humorist.
[:p]
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Was he any relation to Samuel Clemens? [;)]
Gosh! I'm undone!
Now you know I don't just cut and paste![:p]
quote:Originally posted by Spider7115
Was he any relation to Samuel Clemens? [;)]
Gosh! I'm undone!
Now you know I don't just cut and paste![:p]
"I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn't know." - Mark Twain
Yup! I do know his pen name.[:D]
A promising high school pitcher, Sam died of steroid overdose at age 17.
I was outside all day, too.
Mort Train was not America's greatest humorist. It was Wiley Rotgers, and I'm sure of the spelling. But he was killed in a gunfight with an Eskimo in 1728, I think I saw the actual tapes on MSNBC.
I was outside all day, too.
Ow! Ow! My head hurts.[:D]
Mort Train was not America's greatest humorist. It was Wiley Rotgers, and I'm sure of the spelling. But he was killed in a gunfight with an Eskimo in 1728, I think I saw the actual tapes on MSNBC.
I was outside all day, too.
I disagree. The greatest humorist was Native American comedian Henny Youngwoman, who coined the phrase "Take my squaw, please!".
Suppose you were an idiot.
And suppose you were a member of Congress....
But then I repeat myself.
-Mark Twain
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
Mark Twain
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
Mark Twain
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.
Mark Twain
A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
Mark Twain
A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read.
Mark Twain
A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Mark Twain
A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
Mark Twain
Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.
Mark Twain
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
Mark Twain
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Mark Twain
A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.
Mark Twain
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.
Mark Twain
A man is never more truthful than when he acknowledges himself a liar.
Mark Twain
A man's character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.
Mark Twain
A person with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
Mark Twain
A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape.
Mark Twain
Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.
Mark Twain
Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.
Mark Twain
Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.
Mark Twain
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Mark Twain
All generalizations are false, including this one.
Mark Twain
Buy land, they're not making it anymore.
Mark Twain
Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.
Mark Twain
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it.
Mark Twain
I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.
Mark Twain
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Mark Twain
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
Mark Twain
We have the best government that money can buy.
Mark Twain
There are lies, damned lies and statistics.
Mark Twain
There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.
Mark Twain
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
Mark Twain
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
Mark Twain
Margaret Thatcher
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
Mark Twain
And Samuel Clemens spent his summers on Quarry Road in Elmira, NY. He's buried in Woodlawn Cemetery. His study is located on the grounds of Elmira College.
Yup! I do know his pen name.[:D]
"The coldest winter I ever spent was summer in San Francisco."
I drive past his cabin near Angels Camp every Friday.
Mort Train was not America's greatest humorist. It was Wiley Rotgers, and I'm sure of the spelling. But he was killed in a gunfight with an Eskimo in 1728, I think I saw the actual tapes on MSNBC.
I was outside all day, too.
Will was good, but until he pens something like Tom Sawyer or Huck Finn, I will continue to rank Mr CLEMENS number one. [}:)][:D]