Mark Twain

A man can seldom -- very, very, seldom -- fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too read more

A man can seldom -- very, very, seldom -- fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy.

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

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

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

I've never let my school interfere with my education.

Familiarity breeds contempt. How accurate that is. The reason we hold truth in such respect is because we have so read more

Familiarity breeds contempt. How accurate that is. The reason we hold truth in such respect is because we have so little opportunity to get familiar with it.

Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.

Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.