Not who you're looking for? Others named Pudd'nhead Wilson: novel by Mark Twain · 1916 film by Frank Reicher
“There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed by ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance: his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt.”
“Training is everything. The peach was once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.”
“Consider well the proportions of things. It is better to be a young June bug than an old bird of paradise.”
“When I reflect upon the number of disagreeable people who I know have gone to a better world, I am moved to lead a different life.”
“July 4 Statistics show that we lose more fools on this day than in all the other days of the year put together. This proves, by the number left in stock that one Fourth of July per year is now inadequate, the country has grown so.”
“April 1. This is the day upon which we are reminded of what we are on the other three hundred and sixty-four.”
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