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World Quotes - Page 547

Was it my conspicuousness that distressed me? Not at all. It was merely that I was not beautifully conspicuous but uglily conspicuous - it makes all the difference in the world.

Mark Twain (2015). “Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 3: The Complete and Authoritative Edition”, p.86, Univ of California Press

Germany, the diseased world's bathhouse.

Mark Twain, Harriet Elinor Smith (2012). “Autobiography of Mark Twain: Reader's Edition”, p.76, Univ of California Press

Apparently one of the most uncertain things in the world is the funeral of a religion.

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.401, Courier Corporation

The slowness of one section of the world about adopting the valuable ideas of another section of it is a curious thing and unaccountable.

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.194, Courier Corporation

One of the proofs of the immortality of the soul is that myriads have believed it. They also believed the world was flat.

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.198, Courier Corporation

There is nothing in the world like persuasive speech to fuddle the mental apparatus.

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.452, Courier Corporation

I have carried a revolver; lots of us do, but they are the most innocent things in the world.

Mark Twain, Gary Scharnhorst (2006). “Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews”, p.237, University of Alabama Press