Mark Twain

Etiquette requires us to admire the human race

Etiquette requires us to admire the human race

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.

Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial "we."

Only kings, presidents, editors, and people with tapeworms have the right to use the editorial "we."

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense

Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.

Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen.