Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
Eternal rest sounds comforting in the pulpit; well, you try it once, and see how heavy time will hang on read more
Eternal rest sounds comforting in the pulpit; well, you try it once, and see how heavy time will hang on your hands.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity--another man's I mean.
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity--another man's I mean.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.
It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the read more
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.
The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice
The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice
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
