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I don't trust anyone who can't spell a word two ways.

John 17:1-19

A myriad of men are born; they labor and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each other; age creeps upon them; infirmities follow; ...those they love are taken from them, and the joy of life is turned to aching grief. It (the release) comes at last -- the only unpoisoned gift earth ever had for them -- and they vanish from a world...

Mark Twain

153. Huckleberry Finn on Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15

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Mark Twain

"Miss Watson, she took me in the closet and prayed, but nothing came of it. She told me to pray everyday, and whatever I asked for I would get it. But it warn't so. I tried it. Once I got a fishline but no hooks. It wasn't any good to me without hooks. I tried for the hooks three or four times, but somehow I couldn't make it work. By and by, one day, I asked Miss Watson to try for me, but she said...

When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.

Mark Twain

I don't know of a single foreign product that enters this country untaxed except the answer to prayer.

Mark Twain

156. Opportunities Missed

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Mark Twain

There was a very cautious man Who never laughed or played; He never risked, he never tried, He never sang or prayed. And when he one day passed away His insurance was denied; For since he never really lived, They claimed he never died! Put all thine eggs in the one basket and watch that basket.

157. Poem: Warm Summer Sun

Eulogy

Mark Twain

Warm summer sun, shine kindly here; Warm southern wind, blow softly here; Green sod above, lie light, lie light; Good night, dear heart, good night, good night.

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.

Mark Twain

159. Rain on the Unjust

Matthew 5:38-42

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Mark Twain

Mark Twain once said, "The rain is famous for falling on the just and unjust alike, but if I had the management of such affairs, I would rain softly and sweetly on the just, but if I caught a sample of the unjust outdoors, I would drown him."

Give a man a reputation as an early riser, and he can sleep 'til noon.

Mark Twain

161. The Little Voice Inside - Don't Listen To It

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Mark Twain

When I was a boy, I was walking along a street and happened to spy a cart full of watermelons. I was fond of watermelon, so I sneaked quietly up to the cart and snitched one. Then I ran into a nearby alley and sank my teeth into the melon. No sooner had I done so, however, than a strange feeling came over me. Without a moment's hesitation, I made my decision. I walked back to the cart, replaced th...

Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.

Mark Twain

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.

Mark Twain

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I don't trust anyone who can't spell a word two ways.

Mark Twain

John 17:1-19

Mark Twain

153. Huckleberry Finn on Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15

Illustration

Mark Twain

I don't know of a single foreign product that enters this country untaxed except the answer to prayer.

Mark Twain

156. Opportunities Missed

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Mark Twain

157. Poem: Warm Summer Sun

Eulogy

Mark Twain

Warm summer sun, shine kindly here; Warm southern wind, blow softly here; Green sod above, lie light, lie light; Good night, dear heart, good night, good night.

Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.

Mark Twain

159. Rain on the Unjust

Matthew 5:38-42

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Mark Twain

Give a man a reputation as an early riser, and he can sleep 'til noon.

Mark Twain

161. The Little Voice Inside - Don't Listen To It

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Mark Twain

Put all your eggs in one basket and watch that basket.

Mark Twain

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was, that they escaped teething.

Mark Twain

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