Mark Twain

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

How empty is theory in the presence of fact

I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of read more

I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of the massacre, I said the next surest thing for an Indian was soap and education. Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run; because a half-massacred Indian may recover, but if you educate him and wash him, it is bound to finish him some time or other.

The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows read more

The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little

If you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one.

If you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one.

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.

I have been complimented many times and they always embarrass me; I always feel that they have not said enough.