Mark Twain Quotes About Devotion

• She remained both girl and woman to the last day of her life. Under a grave and gentle exterior burned inextinguishable fires of sympathy, energy, devotion, enthusiasm, and absolutely limitless affection.

  Mark Twain

  Girl, Fire, Enthusiasm

  Mark Twain, Harriet Elinor Smith (2012). “Autobiography of Mark Twain: Reader's Edition”, p.176, Univ of California Press

• Patriotism is merely a religion-love of country, worship of country, devotion to the country's flag and honor and welfare.

  Mark Twain

  Country, Patriotism, Honor

  Mark Twain (2012). “Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations”, p.349, Courier Corporation

• Drop this mean and sordid and selfish devotion to the saving of your shabby little souls, and hunt up something to do that's got some dignity to it! Risk your souls! Risk them in good causes; then if you lose them, why should you care? Reform!

  Mark Twain

  Selfish, Mean, Soul

  Mark Twain (2004). “The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories”, p.108, Penguin

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