“As to the adjective: when in doubt, strike it out.”
Mark Twain book Pudd'nhead Wilson
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Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by American writer Mark Twain. Its central intrigue revolves around two boys—one, born into slavery, with 1/32 black ancestry; the other, white, born to be the master of the house. The two boys, who look similar, are switched at infancy. Each grows into the other's social role.
Mark Twain book Pudd'nhead Wilson
Variant: December is the toughest month of the year. Others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, October, August, and February.
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“When ill luck begins, it does not come in sprinkles, but in showers.”
Mark Twain book Pudd'nhead Wilson
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Mark Twain book Pudd'nhead Wilson
Following the Equator (1897)
Source: Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar, Ch. XII
“Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.”
Mark Twain book Pudd'nhead Wilson
Variant: Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
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“Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.”
Mark Twain book Pudd'nhead Wilson
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