But I never smoke to excess--that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.
--Mark Twain
But I never smoke to excess--that is, I smoke in moderation, only one cigar at a time.
--Mark Twain
Last edited by hex1848; 02-15-2005 at 03:16 PM.
great mark twain quote!
"When I was a youth I used to take all kinds of pledges, and do my best to keep them, but I never could, because I didn't strike at the root of the habit--the desire; I generally broke down within the month. Once I tried limiting a habit. That worked tolerably well for a while. I pledged myself to smoke but one cigar a day. I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it. But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones. Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern. They still grew and grew in size. Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch. It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty."
- Following the Equator, Mark Twain
I have made it a rule never to smoke more than one cigar at a time. ~ Mark Twain
Eating and sleeping are the only activities that should be allowed to interrupt a man's enjoyment of his cigar. ~ Mark Twain
If I cannot smoke in heaven, then I shall not go. ~ Mark Twain
To cease smoking is the easiest thing I ever did, I ought to know because I've done it a thousand times. ~ Mark Twain
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