Folk wisdom lies in many (1) that give advice about life. It is also expressed in other ways, such as (2) , fairy tales, legends, and (3) . It is about the best ways to (4) life’s joys and sorrows.
One characteristic of American folk wisdom is its humor which makes the bitter (5) of life easier to (6) and makes the (7) realities of life more attractive. Some (8) in the US are successful because they can say wise things humorously. But (9) may lose the (10) and humor of their original sayings.
Franklin wrote books and sayings to show how to live a happy but (11) life. His style was sensible, easy, simple, and (12) . Abraham Lincoln was both a politician and (13) , and he knew how to use common sense to (14) people’s opinions.
Mark Twain used humor to help people see the (15) of their ways. He thought that most human beings didn’t (16) why they believed certain things. He also mocked at those people in power who often used (17) to fool the people.
Mark Twain may look like a (18) who only saw people’s weaknesses not strengths, but he hoped that his humors could make our society a better, more (19) one, even though they may (20) a lot of people.