Mark Twain

Why is it that people rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not read more

Why is it that people rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the people involved.

We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred read more

We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.

Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.

The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.