“When I am king they shall not have bread and shelter only, but also teachings out of books, for a full belly is little worth where the mind is starved.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“Learning softeneth the heart and breedeth gentleness and charity.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“A fully belly is little worth where the mind is starved.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm thy nobility to men.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“When I am come to mine own again, I will always honor little children, remembering how that these trusted me and believed me in my time of trouble; whilst they that were older, and thought themselves wiser, mocked at me and held me for a liar.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“And when he awoke in the morning and looked upon the wretchedness about him, his dream had had its usual effect: it had intensified the sordidness of his surroundings a thousandfold.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“The world is made wrong; kings should go to school to their own laws, at times, and so learn mercy.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“It does us all good to unbend sometimes.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“I did not steal your paltry goods!”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“The reign of Edward VI was a singularly merciful one for those harsh times. Now that we are taking leave of him let us try to keep this in our minds, to his credit”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“What God wills, will happen; thou canst not hurry it, thou canst not alter it; therefore wait; and be patient”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“Let us change the tense for convenience.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“That which I have seen, in that little moment, will never go out from my memory, but will abide there; and I shall see it all the days, and dream of it all the nights, till I die. Would God I had been blind!”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“But when weariness finally forced him to be silent, he was no longer of use to his tormentors, and they sought amusement elsewhere”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“What dost thou know of suffering and oppression! I and my people know, but not thou.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“He lay down upon a sumptuous divan, and proceeded to instruct himself with honest zeal.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“Foo-foo the First, King of the Mooncalves!”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“Yet little Tom was not unhappy. He had a hard time of it but did not know it. It was the sort of time that all the Offal Court boys had; therefore he supposed it was the correct and comfortable thing.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“Their garment? Have they but one?"
"Ah, good your Worship, what would they do with more? Truly they have not two bodies each.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“When I am come to mine own again, I will always honour little children, remembering how that these trusted me and believed in me in my time of trouble; whilst they that were older, and thought themselves wiser, mocked at me and held me for a liar.”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“Baju mereka satu-satunya? Apakah mereka benar-benar hanya memiliki satu pakaian?"
"Ah, Tuanku yang mulia, untuk apa mereka memiliki lebih dari satu? Bukankah mereka pun hanya memiliki satu tubuh?”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
“Kişinin kafası ve kalbi boşsa, karnı tok olmuş, neye yarar ! Bugün öğrendiklerimi hep aklımda tutacak, aldığım dersi hiç unutmayacak, halkımı bu sıkıntılardan kurtaracağım. Ne de olsa insanın kalbini yumuşatan da, içine iyilik ve cömertlik aşılayan da bilgi değil mi ?" / Çalınan Taç / The Prince and the Pauper”
― Mark Twain, quote from The Prince and the Pauper
Mark Twain
Born place: in Florida, Missouri, The United States
Born date November 30, 1835
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“Everyone has to be an orphan some time.”
― John Steinbeck, quote from The Pastures of Heaven
“You should be napping,” his wife chided. “Westhaven was behaving peculiarly.” “Oh?” The duke slipped an arm around his wife’s waist. “How so?” “He walked in, kissed my cheek, and said, ‘His Grace has advised me to marry for love,’ then left. Not like him at all.” The duchess frowned. “Are you feeling well, Percy?” “Keeps his word, that boy.” The duke smiled. “I am feeling better, Esther, and we did a good job with Westhaven. Knows his duty, he does, and will make a fine duke.” Her Grace kissed his cheek. “More to the point, he makes a fine son, and he will make an even better papa.”
― Grace Burrowes, quote from The Heir
“Some nights looking at him scares me so bad I can hardly move and I start doing a prayer for protection. But when the thing that is scaring you is already Jesus, who are you supposed to pray to?”
― Lynda Barry, quote from Cruddy
“Moeller also immediately discounted insults about competence, as the incompetent never question their competence about anything.”
― John Scalzi, quote from The Android's Dream
“Men are inventing ideas every day to justify for themselves and others their actions and needs.”
― Richard Wright, quote from The Outsider
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