Mark Twain

Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it

Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it

Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody

Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody

I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of read more

I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of the massacre, I said the next surest thing for an Indian was soap and education. Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run; because a half-massacred Indian may recover, but if you educate him and wash him, it is bound to finish him some time or other.

A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing by it.

A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing by it.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.

Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.