„Was wäre die Menschheit ohne die Frauen? Rar, sehr rar.“
Woman - an Opinion; Rede vor dem Washington Correspondents' Club, in: Mark Twain's Speeches
Original engl.: "What, sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce."
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The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, chapter 2
Original engl.: "Adam was but human - this explains it all. He did not want the apple for the apple's sake, he wanted it only because it was forbidden."
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
„Der Mensch tut viel, um geliebt zu werden, aber alles, um beneidet zu werden.“
Following the Equator, chapter XXI
Original engl.: Man will do many things to get himself loved, he will do all things to get himself envied.
Following the Equator
„Zuerst schuf Gott die Idioten. Das war zur Übung. Dann schuf er die Schulverwaltung.“
Following the Equator, chapter LXI
Original engl.: "In the first place God made idiots. This was for practice. Then He made School Boards."
Following the Equator
Variante: Zuerst schuf Gott die Idioten. Das war zur Übung. Dann schuf er die Verlags-Lektoren.
