Mark Twain

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.

Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.