Mark Twain Quote about Thunder

Mark Twain Quote about Thunder

“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.”

— Mark Twain

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Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.

— Letter to Henry W. Ruoff, 28 August 1908

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