Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
The man with a new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.
It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it
Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it
And always we had wars, and more wars, and still other wars — all over Europe, all over the world. read more
And always we had wars, and more wars, and still other wars — all over Europe, all over the world. 'Sometimes in the private interest of royal families,' Satan said, 'sometimes to crush a weak nation; but never a war started by the aggressor for any clean purpose — there is no such war in the history of the race.
We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred read more
We have a criminal jury system which is superior to any in the world; and its efficiency is only marred by the difficulty of finding twelve men every day who don't know anything and can't read.
Optimist: Day-dreamer more elegantly spelled
Optimist: Day-dreamer more elegantly spelled
Familiarity breeds contempt; and children.
Familiarity breeds contempt; and children.
It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and read more
There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.
