Mark Twain

Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

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.

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.

Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.

Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.

All that I care to know is that a man is a human being--that is enough for me; he can't read more

All that I care to know is that a man is a human being--that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.