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No real gentleman will tell the naked truth in the presence of ladies.

Mark Twain, John S. Tuckey (1972). “Mark Twain's Fables of Man”, p.339, Univ of California Press

There is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you're busy interrupting.

"Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist".

Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?

Mark Twain, General Press (2016). “The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays”, p.922, GENERAL PRESS

The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.

Mark Twain (2008). “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A Penguin Enriched eBook Classic”, p.1053, Penguin

Both marriage and death ought to be welcome: the one promises happiness, doubtless the other assures it.

Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain’s Letters & Speeches (Annotated Edition)”, p.563, Jazzybee Verlag

I have seen slower people than I am and more deliberate... and even quieter, and more listless, and lazier people than I am. But they were dead.

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.442, Courier Corporation

Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.

Pudd'nhead Wilson ch. 19, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" (1894)

He had the calm confidence of a Christian with four aces.

Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.55, St. Martin's Press

At 50, a man can be an ass without being an optimist but not an optimist without being an ass

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.14, Courier Corporation

A man with a hump-backed uncle mustn't make fun of another man's cross-eyed aunt

Mark Twain, Gary Scharnhorst (2006). “Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews”, p.19, University of Alabama Press

'Classic.' A book which people praise and don't read.

Following the Equator ch. 25, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" (1897)

Denial ain't just a river in Egypt.

Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.29, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

There ought to be a room in every house to swear in. It's dangerous to have to repress an emotion like that.

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.380, Courier Corporation

I am a great and sublime fool. But then I am God's fool, and all His works must be contemplated with respect.

Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.129, Courier Corporation