Ellen:
I actually thought of that "moderation" bon mot myself and was very proud till realized how many others had said it already. 
My guess is that a lot of these Who-said-it-first? issues are like that: just about everybody has. 
Except for that  Twain quote about smoking. Who else but ol' Sam was capable of that?


Dan Walker
("I've always been proud of my wit. My next goal is to be funny." --DW. OK who else said that--or would want to? Go ahead: break my spirit.)



-----Original Message-----
From: Ellen Komp <[log in to unmask]>
To: TWAIN-L <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sun, Aug 19, 2012 12:13 pm
Subject: Twain on Moderation?


I've seen the quote "Everything in moderation, including moderation"
attributed to Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde and Horace Porter...did Twain
say it?

I've also seen this one attributed to Twain:

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it
has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to
refrain from smoking when awake.
Read more at http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/moderation.html#IpcwxLOwP3HIC6Zj.99

Ellen Komp
Continually Curious