Mark Twain: Frasi in inglese

Mark Twain era scrittore, umorista, aforista e docente statunitense. Frasi in inglese.
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“Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.”

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“Adam was but human—this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden. The mistake was in not forbidding the serpent; then he would have eaten the serpent.”

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Mark Twain libro Pudd'nhead Wilson

Origine: Pudd'nhead Wilson

“The Bible has noble poetry in it… and some good morals and a wealth of obscenity, and upwards of a thousand lies.”

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“Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you opportunity to commit more.”

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More Maxims of Mark (1927) edited by Merle Johnson

“Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.”

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“I have a higher and grander standard of principle than George Washington. He could not lie; I can, but I won't.”

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“If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.”

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Variante: If voting made any difference they wouldn't let us do it.

“I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”

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Variante: I've lived through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.

“Education consists mainly in what we have unlearned.”

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Origine: Notebook
Origine: Mark Twain's Notebook (1935), p. 346

“There are many humorous things in the world; among them, the white man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages.”

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Origine: Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World

“My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water.”

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Origine: Notebook

“There was never yet an uninteresting life. Such a thing is an impossibility. Inside of the dullest exterior there is a drama, a comedy, and a tragedy.”

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“It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart: the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.”

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