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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"I am not an optimist. I am a realist. I believe in the triumph of good over evil. But I don't believe in the triumph of good over evil without a fight."
Strange & Unusual"Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most."
Humorous"There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice."
Humorous"I have been an author for 20 years and an ass for 55."
Strange & Unusual"I have been in situations where I could not tell the truth without doing harm, and I have therefore told lies."
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