Mark Twain Quotes About Simplicity

• A brown spotted lady-bug climbed the dizzy height of a grass blade, and Tom bent down close to it and said, "Lady-bug, lady-bug, fly away home, your house is on fire, your children's alone," and she took wing and went off to see about it -- which did not surprise the boy, for he knew of old that this insect was credulous about conflagrations, and he had practised upon its simplicity more than once.

  Mark Twain

  Children, Home, Boys

  Mark Twain (2012). “Adventures of Tom Sawyer Companion”, p.124, BookCaps Study Guides

• To my mind that literature is best and most enduring which is characterized by a noble simplicity.

  Mark Twain

  Simplicity, Mind, Noble

  Mark Twain, Bob Blaisdell (2013). “Great Speeches”, p.32, Courier Corporation

• It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company--for he did all the talking.

  Mark Twain

  Book, Talking, Simplicity

  Mark Twain (2008). “10 Books in 1”, p.442, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax

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