"Such is the human race, often it seems a pity that Noah... didn't miss the boat"
- Mark Twain
About this Quote
This quote by Mark Twain is a funny means of revealing the concept that humans can be foolish and also make mistakes. By recommending that Noah needs to have missed the boat, Twain is indicating that the world would be better off without humans. He is highlighting the unfavorable elements of human nature, such as our tendency to make blunders and also create damage to ourselves as well as others. Twain is also suggesting that people are not as perfect as we like to assume we are. We are flawed and also often make blunders that can have serious repercussions. This quote is a reminder that we must be modest and also take responsibility for our actions. It is likewise a suggestion that we ought to aim to be better and do our ideal to make the world a much better location.
This quote is written / told by Mark Twain between November 30, 1835 and April 21, 1910. He was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 178 other quotes.
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"He said there is 80 of us, ready to come down and the next thing I knew is that Jo Brown dashed in and said your family has already moved and you have to move, the boat is ready to take you out. I didn't have time to ask, even ask a question"
"It's easier in some ways being on the life raft and the other guy's in the boat and you can row alongside and be supportive. In some ways, that's an easier role"
"Although I wasn't able to get a visa for Vietnam, I was able to talk with swift boat veterans to get a feel for the time and place, and I visited a tropical prison in the Philippines to get a sense of what a Vietnamese prison might have been like"
"'Weary Willie' is very real to me. He is a man who has given up. The boat has gone and left him. The cards are stacked against him. He's content to make out with what he's got. He knows he'll go no further"