Mark Twain

Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is read more

Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.

It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you read more

It takes your enemy and your friend, working together to hurt you to the heart; the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you

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.

I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it read more

I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up.

Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living.

Obscurity and competence: That is the life that is worth living.