Mark Twain

Be good and you will be lonely

Be good and you will be lonely

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows read more

The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.

Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it read more

Any so-called material thing that you want is merely a symbol: you want it not for itself, but because it will content your spirit for the moment.

There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life that he has a raging desire to go somewhere and read more

There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life that he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense