I just found this funny quote from by Mark Twain and wanted to share it.
"When I was sixteen years old I thought my father was the stupidest person in the world. When I was eighteen years I was amazed at what he had learned in just two years."
I just found this funny quote from by Mark Twain and wanted to share it.
"When I was sixteen years old I thought my father was the stupidest person in the world. When I was eighteen years I was amazed at what he had learned in just two years."
Hwæt! We Gar-Dena in geardagum,/Þeodcuninga þrum gefrunon,/hu ða æþelingas ellen fremedon!
Oft Scyld Scefing sceaþena þreatum,/ monegum mægþum, meodosetla ofteah,/ egsode eorlas, syððan ærest wearð/ feasceaft funden; he þæs frofre gebad,/ weox under wolcnum, weorðmyndum þah,/ oðþæt him æghwylc þara ymbsittendra/ofer hronrade hyran scolde,/gomban gyldan. Þæt wæs god cyning!
Yeah my favorite quote from him is (I'm paraphrasing) 'When angry, count to four. When very angry, swear.'
Thats a great quote! Im using it in my profile now.
"When I was sixteen years old I thought my father was the stupidest person in the world. When I was eighteen years I was amazed at what he had learned in just two years." - I think it was Mark Twain
one of my favorites of his is:
"Better to remain silent and appear an idiot than to open your mouth and remove all doubt"
"After all these years, I see that I was mistaken about Eve in the beginning, it is better to live outside the Garden with her than inside it without her." -Mark Twain-
"Remember, we are all in this alone." - Lilly Tomlin
It's not a small, compact quote, but I think his 'nicotine nannies' letter is an excellent rant, and still applies quite well in modern times. (DISCLAIMER: I'm a pipe smoker, so I'm somewhat biased in favor of this essay) The same can be said for his commentary on Congress. And yes, the quote about his father is brilliant.
EDIT: Actually, that article does have one excellent, succinct quote in it:
"I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices."
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