Nukuu bora za Mark Twain (ambazo aliandika kweli)
3 bora kulingana na 803 kura kutoka kwa watu: Taarifa ya kifo changu ilikuwa ya kutia chumvi. · Pata ukweli wako kwanza, na kisha unaweza kuupotosha upendavyo. · Daima fanya haki. Hii itawafurahisha watu wengine na kuwashangaza wengine.. (Ilisasishwa 15 Apr 2021.)
Twain ndiye mwandishi aliyenukuliwa vibaya zaidi Amerika. Hii ni mistari yake halisi, kila moja na kitabu, daftari au mahojiano inatoka. Sio yake: "Miaka ishirini kutoka sasa utakatishwa tamaa zaidi ..." na "Sijawahi kuruhusu shule yangu kuingilia elimu yangu".
Imetafsiriwa kiotomatiki (asili katika English). Tazama asili
Juu 12
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Taarifa ya kifo changu ilikuwa ya kutia chumvi.
Kwa mwandishi wa New York Journal mnamo 1897; kwa kawaida hunukuliwa vibaya kama «imetiwa chumvi sana».
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Pata ukweli wako kwanza, na kisha unaweza kuupotosha upendavyo.
Imenukuliwa na Rudyard Kipling baada ya kumhoji, katika Kutoka Bahari hadi Bahari (1899).
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Daima fanya haki. Hii itawafurahisha watu wengine na kuwashangaza wengine.
Kadi iliyotumwa kwa Jumuiya ya Vijana ya kanisa la Brooklyn mnamo 1901.
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Mwanadamu ndiye mnyama pekee anayeona haya. Au inahitaji.
Kalenda Mpya ya Pudd'nhead Wilson, katika Kufuata Ikweta (1897).
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Vitu vichache ni vigumu kuvumilia kuliko kero ya mfano mzuri.
Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894).
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Kila unapojikuta upande wa walio wengi, ni wakati wa kutulia na kutafakari.
Ingizo la daftari kutoka 1904.
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Ujasiri ni upinzani dhidi ya woga, ustadi wa woga - sio kutokuwepo kwa woga.
Kalenda ya Pudd'nhead Wilson, katika Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894).
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Tujitahidi kuishi ili tukija kufa hata mzishi atajuta.
Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894).
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Kusafiri ni hatari kwa ubaguzi, ubaguzi, na mawazo finyu.
The Innocents Abroad (1869), kitabu chake kuhusu safari ya Ulaya na Ardhi Takatifu.
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Ukweli ni mgeni kuliko hadithi, lakini ni kwa sababu Fiction inalazimika kushikamana na uwezekano; Ukweli sio.
Kufuatia Ikweta (1897).
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Kuna aina tatu za uwongo: uwongo, uwongo uliolaaniwa, na takwimu.
Imejulikana na Twain katika tawasifu yake (1906), ambaye aliiweka kwa Disraeli; hakuna mtu aliyeipata katika maandishi ya Disraeli.
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Nguo hutengeneza mwanaume. Watu uchi wana ushawishi mdogo au hawana kabisa kwa jamii.
Imekusanywa katika Maxims Zaidi ya Marko (1927).
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Mazoea ni tabia, na si kutupwa nje ya dirisha na mtu yeyote, lakini kubembelezwa chini-ngazi hatua kwa wakati.
Pudd'nhead Wilson (1894).
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Kufahamiana huzaa dharau—na watoto.
Kutoka kwa daftari zake, iliyochapishwa mnamo 1935.
Je, cheo hiki kimepangwaje? Kwa kura za watu: kila ▲ huongeza pointi na kila ▼ huchukua moja. Mtu yeyote anaweza kupiga kura na kuongeza kinachokosekana.
Je, kuna kitu kinakosekana?
Maoni (20)
Habit coaxed downstairs a step at a time, so wise.
Finally a Twain list without the fake 'twenty years from now' quote. Thank you!
Love that you only included quotes he actually wrote.
The report of my death one is perfect.
'The report of my death was an exaggeration' — and everybody adds 'greatly'. Good catch.
Courage is mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Great one.
Pudd'nhead Wilson has so many gems, the calendar entries are hilarious.
'Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as you please' — the motto of every news channel 😂
Saving this, thanks.
Read The Innocents Abroad last year, it's still funny.
'Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.' Perfect.
Huck Finn should have a quote here.
Clothes make the man line always cracks me up.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, should be printed on every passport.
Quote Investigator is my favourite site because of guys like Twain 😄
The 'lies, damned lies and statistics' note about Disraeli is interesting, never knew.
Twain was the original internet comedian.
Love that you included the source for each one.
Twain's notebooks are full of gold.
'Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.' Needed today.