Wisdom in SpaceI am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened.
-- Mark Twain
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MikeDunnAuthorToday in Labor History March 22, 1886: Mark Twain, who was a lifelong member of the International Typographical Union, gave a speech entitled, “Knights of Labor: The New Dynasty.” In the speech, he commended the Knights’ commitment to fair treatment of all workers, regardless of race or gender. “When all the bricklayers, and all the machinists, and all the miners, and blacksmiths, and printers, and stevedores, and housepainters, and brakemen, and engineers . . . and factory hands, and all the shop girls, and all the sewing machine women, and all the telegraph operators, in a word, all the myriads of toilers in whom is slumbering the reality of that thing which you call Power, ...when these rise, call the vast spectacle by any deluding name that will please your ear, but the fact remains that a Nation has risen.”
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WIST QuotationsBut banish care, it’s no time for it now — on with the dance, let joy be unconfined is my motto, whether there’s any dance to dance; or any joy to unconfine — you’ll be the healthier for it every time, — every time, Washington — it’s my experience, and I’ve seen a good deal of this world.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1892), The American Claimant, ch. 2 [Col. Sellers]
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Twain, Mark - Story (1892), The American Claimant, ch. 2 [Col. Sellers] | WIST Quotations
But banish care, it's no time for it now -- on with the dance, let joy be unconfined is my motto, whether there's any dance to dance; or any joy to unconfine -- you'll be the healthier for it every time, -- every time, Washington -- it's my experience, and…
Butterflies - Animal RightsThis is a must-read, very profound essay, written with humor by Mark Twain.
Take some time when you can, read with friends - so fun and meaningful.
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https://thevegantruth.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-lowest-animal-profound-essay-by.html
P. L. Klein"The two most important days of your life are the day you were born, and the day you find out why." ~ #MarkTwain
[S]he brought some of those apples. I was obliged to eat them, I was so hungry. It was against my principles, but I find that principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1893), “Extracts from Adam’s Diary,” The Niagara Book
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Twain, Mark - Story (1893), "Extracts from Adam's Diary," The Niagara Book | WIST Quotations
[S]he brought some of those apples. I was obliged to eat them, I was so hungry. It was against my principles, but I find that principles have no real force except when one is well-fed. This was first published as one of the stories and sketches from various authors in…
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You see, happiness ain’t a thing in itself — it’s only a contrast with something that ain’t pleasant. That’s all it is. There ain’t a thing you can mention that is happiness in its own self — it’s only so by contrast with the other thing. And so, as soon as the novelty is over and the force of the contrast dulled, it ain’t happiness any longer, and you have to get something fresh.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1868?), “Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven,” Part 1, Harper’s Monthly Magazine, Vol. 116, No. 691 (1907-12)
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Clothes make the man, but they do not improve the woman.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Inscription (1908-02), Eve’s Diary (1906-06)
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How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it!
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1905-12), “Eve’s Diary,” Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 112, No. 1
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Twain, Mark - Story (1905-12), "Eve's Diary," Harper's Magazine, Vol. 112, No. 1 | WIST Quotations
How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it! On Adam's admiration for her (Eve) having properly named the dodo. Published in June, 1906, as its own (illustrated) book.