The Wit & Wisdom of Mark TwainHarper & Row, 1987 - 265 pagina's This sparkling anthology of Mark Twain's most trenchant remarks has been culled from his books, speeches, letters and conversations recorded by contemporaries. The sayings are as fresh today as when he first wrote them and represent Twain at his wittiest and best. |
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Pagina 107
... Stranger , " story , 1916 , ch . 9 Monarchies , aristocracies , and religions are all based upon that large defect in your race - the individual's distrust of his neigh- bor , and his desire , for safety's or comfort's sake , to stand ...
... Stranger , " story , 1916 , ch . 9 Monarchies , aristocracies , and religions are all based upon that large defect in your race - the individual's distrust of his neigh- bor , and his desire , for safety's or comfort's sake , to stand ...
Pagina 222
... STRANGERS During his days as a lecturer , Samuel Clemens arrived in a small midwestern town one afternoon and stepped into a barbershop to be shaved . " You are a stranger in town , sir ? " asked the barber . " I am a stranger to you ...
... STRANGERS During his days as a lecturer , Samuel Clemens arrived in a small midwestern town one afternoon and stepped into a barbershop to be shaved . " You are a stranger in town , sir ? " asked the barber . " I am a stranger to you ...
Pagina 243
... stranger en- ters the church and declares , “ I come from the Throne - bearing a message from Almighty God ! ... If you would beseech a blessing upon yourself , beware ! lest without intent you invoke a curse upon a neighbor at the same ...
... stranger en- ters the church and declares , “ I come from the Throne - bearing a message from Almighty God ! ... If you would beseech a blessing upon yourself , beware ! lest without intent you invoke a curse upon a neighbor at the same ...
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