Citing a familiar "American joke":

In Boston they ask, How much does he know? In New York, How much is he worth? In Philadelphia, Who were his parents?


"What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us?", in How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (1897).

Mark Twain Quotes

In Boston they ask, How much does he know? In New York, How much is he worth? In Philadelphia, Who were his parents?

In Boston they ask, How much does he know? In New York, How much is he worth? In Philadelphia, Who were his parents?

In Boston they ask, How much does he know? In New York, How much is he worth? In Philadelphia, Who were his parents?

In Boston they ask, How much does he know? In New York, How much is he worth? In Philadelphia, Who were his parents?