Mark Twain

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.

Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.

Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.

We had the sky up there, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and read more

We had the sky up there, and we used to lay on our backs and look up at them, and discuss whether they were made or just happened.

A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely read more

A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely to grow dim or doubtful. Chances are, he isn't likely to carry the cat that way again, either. But if he wants to, I say let him!

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal read more

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.