Quotation:
"In certain...circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer."
Long quote:
"In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer."
"In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer."
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American author and humorist
trying (adjective): difficult; hard to accept
circumstances (noun): situations; conditions
urgent (adjective): needing immediate attention or action
desperate (adjective): very bad; very serious; dangerous
profanity (noun): swearing; very bad language
furnish (verb): offer; give; provide
relief (noun): the stopping of pain or discomfort
denied even to prayer: not provided even by prayer
prayer (noun): talking to God
circumstances (noun): situations; conditions
urgent (adjective): needing immediate attention or action
desperate (adjective): very bad; very serious; dangerous
profanity (noun): swearing; very bad language
furnish (verb): offer; give; provide
relief (noun): the stopping of pain or discomfort
denied even to prayer: not provided even by prayer
prayer (noun): talking to God
Contributor: Josef Essberger