Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
A man can seldom -- very, very, seldom -- fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too read more
A man can seldom -- very, very, seldom -- fight a winning fight against his training; the odds are too heavy.
There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can read more
There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship. -Mark Twain.
Satan hasn't a single salaried helper; the Opposition employ a million.
Satan hasn't a single salaried helper; the Opposition employ a million.
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not read more
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear-not absence of fear. Except a creature be part coward it is not a compliment to say it is brave.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.
I've never let my school interfere with my education.
I've never let my school interfere with my education.
Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are read more
Most people are bothered by those passages of Scripture they do not understand, but the passages that bother me are those I do understand.
I never let schooling interfere with my education.
I never let schooling interfere with my education.
History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes
History doesn't repeat itself - at best it sometimes rhymes
