Mark Twain

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.

Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

In Boston they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who read more

In Boston they ask, how much does he know? In New York, how much is he worth? In Philadelphia, who were his parents?

I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it read more

I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up.

I think a compliment ought always to precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures read more

I think a compliment ought always to precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures for the complaint a courteous and gentle reception