Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
Wagner's music is better than it sounds.
Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities. Truth isn't.
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die" - a strange complaint to come from the mouths read more
All say, "How hard it is that we have to die" - a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
I have not a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming vices.
I have not a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming vices.
Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.
Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
Citizenship is what makes a republic; monarchies can get along without it
A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.
A good memory and a tongue tied in the middle is a combination which gives immortality to conversation.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
