Mark Twain

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows read more

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything read more

Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.

Often, the less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it.

We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Adam, the first great benefactor of the human race: he brought death read more

We owe a deep debt of gratitude to Adam, the first great benefactor of the human race: he brought death into the world.