Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.
Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.
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.
Optimist: Day-dreamer more elegantly spelled
Optimist: Day-dreamer more elegantly spelled
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.
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.
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
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else.
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.
