To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, humorist
To be good is noble, but to teach others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, humorist
More Maxims of Mark
1927 (posthumous collection)
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"My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it."
Humorous"When your friends begin to flatter you on how young you look, it's a sure sign you're getting old."
Humorous"Faith is believing what you know ain't so."
Humorous"The only difference between a taxidermist and a tax collector is that the taxidermist leaves the hide."
Strange & Unusual"The human being is a machine. An automatic machine. It does not reason. It merely acts upon the impulse of the moment."
Strange & Unusual