Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to read more
To promise not to do a thing is the surest way in the world to make a body want to go and do that very thing.
Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not read more
Why is it that we rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the person involved.
A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing by it.
A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing by it.
The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform read more
The church is always trying to get other people to reform; it might not be a bad idea to reform itself.
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
Few things are harder to put up with than the annoyance of a good example.
The trouble with you Chicago people is that you think you are the best people down here, whereas you are read more
The trouble with you Chicago people is that you think you are the best people down here, whereas you are merely the most numerous.
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.
It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.
Familiarity breeds contempt--and children.
Familiarity breeds contempt--and children.
I have no race prejudice. I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed, I read more
I have no race prejudice. I think I have no color prejudices or caste prejudices nor creed prejudices. Indeed, I know it. I can stand any society. All that I care to know is that a man is a human being -- that is enough for me; he can't be any worse.
