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+++ title = "Mark Twain" weight = 109
[taxonomies] tags = ["quotes", "mark twain", "annoyance", "examples", "fame", "writing", "right", "speeches"] +++
"Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example." -- Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar
"Fame is a vapor; popularity an accident; the only earthly certainty is oblivion."
"Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very'; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be."
"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."
"If it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary."
"It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech."
"Water, taken in moderation cannot hurt anybody."