Historical Word Trivia

Orlan Smith shares with us the origins and original meanings of words that may have fallen into disuse or have been redefined over time.

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Words of Wisdom From Mark Twain, Part 5

The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.

Never miss an opportunity to shut up.

The trouble with the world is not that people know too little; it’s that they know so many things that just aren’t so.

A little more kindness, a little less speed,
a little more giving, a little less greed,
a little more smile, a little less frown,
a little less kicking, a man while he is down,
a little more “We,” a little less “I,”
a little more laugh, a little less cry,
a little more flowers on the pathway of life,
and fewer on the graves at the end of the strife.

Respectfully Submitted by
Orlan Smith