Selected Words of Wisdom and Wit
“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.”– [Post]
“Action speaks louder than words but not nearly as often.”– [Post]
“A powerful agent is the right word…Whenever we come upon one of those intensely right words in a book or a newspaper the resulting effect is physical as well as spiritual, and electrically prompt.” — in “William Dean Howells” [Post]
“In Paris they just simply opened their eyes and stared when we spoke to them in French! We never did succeed in making those idiots understand their own language.” — In “The Innocents Abroad” [Post]
“Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.” — [Post]
“The spirit of wrath—not the words—is the sin; and the spirit of wrath is cursing. We begin to swear before we can talk.” — in Following the Equator (Part 4) [Post]
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” — [Post]
