Mark Twain: Twice Tainted
on Saturday, January 22, 2011Funny Money Quotes: Play on colloquialism with a suggestion that never the Twain shall meet – here, double negative equals dirty money. Mark Twain said:
“His money is twice tainted: taint yours and taint mine” — Mark Twain
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In this quote, Mark Twain is making a play on words about money being “tainted.” The double meaning of “taint” refers both to something being corrupted or contaminated, as well as something belonging to someone.
By saying money is “twice tainted,” in that it is “taint yours and taint mine,” Twain appears to be commenting that all money is in a sense corrupted since it passes through many hands and is used for both noble and ignoble purposes.
Overall, he seems to be suggesting through his witty wording that no person’s wealth is truly clean or untainted given the complex and intertwined nature of financial exchanges in society.
Birthday: November 30, 1835 – Death: April 21, 1910