20 Great Mark Twain Quotes Pt 1 (1-6)


	20 Great Mark Twain Quotes Pt 1 (1-6)

revenantdm

7-16-2008 11:54 PM

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mark twain, quotes, quips, witty, funny, social commentary, great

revenantdm says:

Come on! It;s Mark Twain, you cant paraphrase Twain!

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7-17-2008 7:02 PM

syncopath

Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
Mark Twain

7-26-2008 1:14 AM

maypeaceprevail

"Total abstinence is so excellent a thing that it cannot be carried to too great an extent. In my passion for it I even carry it so far as to totally abstain from total abstinence itself." love it !

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