Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip, may read more
We consider that any man who can fiddle all through one of those Virginia Reels without losing his grip, may be depended upon in any kind of musical emergency.
Be good and you will be lonely
Be good and you will be lonely
When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.
When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear.
Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.
Apparently there is nothing that cannot happen today.
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.
There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it
There are no grades of vanity, there are only grades of ability in concealing it
I have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.
I have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.
How empty is theory in the presence of fact
How empty is theory in the presence of fact
Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing read more
Do something everyday that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain.
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress; but I repeat myself.
Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress; but I repeat myself.