Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of a man -- the biography of the man himself cannot be written.
Biographies are but the clothes and buttons of a man -- the biography of the man himself cannot be written.
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.
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.
Let us endeavor to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
Let us endeavor to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.
The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the read more
The first half of life consists of the capacity to enjoy without the chance; the last half consists of the chance without the capacity. -Mark Twain.
There are people who exaggerate so much that they can't tell the truth without lying.
There are people who exaggerate so much that they can't tell the truth without lying.
I can't do literary work for the rest of this year because I'm meditating another lawsuit and looking around for read more
I can't do literary work for the rest of this year because I'm meditating another lawsuit and looking around for a defendant.
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation.
Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.
Prosperity is the surest breeder of insolence I know.