Mark Twain

Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.

Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.

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.

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

Man was made at the end of the week's work when God was tired.

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the read more

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never read more

As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself, it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep, and never to refrain from smoking when awake.