Inspirational quote
I’m not a big fan of inspirational quotes, but there is one that I really like: “Why not go out on a limb? That’s where all the fruit is.” I’d always thought this was by Mark Twain, but when I Googled it, I found a couple of sites that attribute the very similar “Why not go out on a limb? Isn’t that where the fruit is?” to Frank Scully (whoever that is) or Will Rogers. Hmm. In any case, I’ve seen a number of other funny and/or clever quotes by Mark Twain recently, including “Names are not always what they seem. The common Welsh name Bzjxxlwcp is pronounced Jackson.” :-] I may have to go to the library soon and pick up some of Mark Twain’s books.
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Mark Twain also wrote the
hilarious The Awful German Language (copy can be seen at
http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=560749) – I laughed aloud on first reading it. He was a
natural wit and philosopher of the old school.