I watched a thing on Mark Twain this morning. His autobiography is coming out 100 years after his death (his wishes). He would dictate daily notes...thus the first blogger. One of the experts on Mark Twain said he had a soft heart and that he would say awful things about people, but would hate to see them when they heard what he said. He would censor his written work because he was afraid to offend his audience. Believe it or not, I do that too... I avoid politics (Christine O'Donnell is a fucking wackjob) and religion for just that reason. Interestingly enough, stories about cheating and ManGrooming™ brings people together!
Some of my favorite Mark Twin quotes that pertain to subjects I've blogged about: Chastity, Love, Youth, Manners and Temptation:
Chastity--you can carry it too far.
- Mark Twain in Eruption; also found in Simplified Alphabet speech
When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain
- Notebook, 1898
The elastic heart of youth cannot be compressed into one constrained shape long at a time.
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
- Notebook, 1898
It is easier to stay out than get out.
- Following the Equator, Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar
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