Under certain circumstances,
urgent circumstances,
desperate circumstances,
profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.
~ Mark Twain
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Bowing my head to swear
mark twain
Because it’s been a hard day on the planet
The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.
~ Mark Twain
From “The Top 40 Most Hilariously Wrong Exam Answers”
I hope that helped. I’m definitely feeling better.
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Best tool in the box
Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand.
~ Mark Twain
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Mark Twain: The Cure for the Blahs
I’m reading The Diaries of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain.
Every time I read Twain, I crack up. Such a wit.
This is what got me laughing in the opening pages:
Extracts from Adam’s Diary
Tuesday
Been examining the great waterfall. It is the finest thing on the estate, I think. The new creature calls it Niagara Falls–why, I am sure I do not know. Says it looks like Niagara Falls. That is not a reason; it is mere waywardness and imbecility. I get no chance to name anything myself. The new creature names everything that comes along, before I can get in a protest. And always that same pretext is offered–it looks like the thing. There is the dodo, for instance. Says the moment one looks at it one sees at a glance that it “looks like a dodo.” It will have to keep that name, no doubt. It wearies me to fret about it, and it does no good, anyway. Dodo! It looks no more like a dodo than I do.
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