Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing read more
Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
There are people who exaggerate so much that they can't tell the truth without lying.
There are people who exaggerate so much that they can't tell the truth without lying.
A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.
A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.
Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are read more
Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.
Hunger is the handmaid of genius
Hunger is the handmaid of genius
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not read more
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave.
I can live for two months on a good compliment.
I can live for two months on a good compliment.
Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself
Suppose you were an idiot and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself
