Familiarity breeds contempt—and children.

Mark Twain

More information about this quote

Topic

Familiarity breeds contempt Fading love Love

Author

Mark Twain

Source

Journals of Mark Twain

Medium

Personal journal

Statement Type

Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Language

English

Time

1894 1890s 19th century

Occupation

Humorist Novelist Writer

From

United States

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Notebook, edited by Albert Bigelow Paine. The Mark Twain Company, 1932, ch. 21. Originally from Notebook, 1894.

Illustrated Quote

A quote by Mark Twain about familiarity breeds contempt: “Familiarity breeds contempt—and children.”
Download
A quote by Mark Twain about familiarity breeds contempt: “Familiarity breeds contempt—and children.”
Download
A quote by Mark Twain about familiarity breeds contempt: “Familiarity breeds contempt—and children.”
Download

Related Quotes

Below are one or more quotes that share at least one tag with the quote at the top of the page

Another quote from the 1890s

One writes only half the book; the other half is with the reader.

Joseph Conrad

More information about this quote
Topic
Interpretation and analysis Artist and audience

Author

Joseph Conrad
Medium
Letter
Language
English
Time
1897 1890s 19th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Conrad, Joseph. Letter to Cunninghame Graham. 5 Aug. 1897.

Current Citation

Conrad, Joseph. Joseph Conrad's Letters to R. B. Cunninghame Graham. Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Another quote about Love

All you need is love.

The Beatles

All You Need Is Love

Listen to All You Need is Love at Amazon Listen to All You Need is Love at Amazon
More information about this quote
Topic
Love
Speaker
The Beatles
Source
All You Need Is Love
Medium
Song
Statement Type
Precepts and axioms
Language
English
Time
1967 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Lennon, John and Paul McCartney. All You Need Is Love. Performed by The Beatles. Parlophone Records/Capitol Records, 1967.

Another quote of the following type Proverbs, aphorisms and adages

Ask no questions, and you'll be told no lies.

Charles Dickens

Great Expectations

Buy Great Expectations at Amazon Buy Great Expectations at Amazon
Read Great Expectations at Project Gutenberg
More information about this quote
Topic
Curiosity Questions

Author

Charles Dickens
Source
Great Expectations
Medium
Novel
Genre
Coming of age story
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages
Language
English
Time
1860 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Dickens, Charles. "Great Expectations." All the Year Round. London: Chapman and Hall, 1 Dec. 1860, issue 1, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. Penguin Classics, 2002, ch. 2.