Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
Circumstance - which moves by laws of its own, regardless of parties and policies, and whose decrees are final and read more
Circumstance - which moves by laws of its own, regardless of parties and policies, and whose decrees are final and must be obeyed by all - and will be
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.
My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine--everybody drinks water.
The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
The very ink in which history is written is merely fluid prejudice.
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
Pity is for the living, envy is for the dead
In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and read more
In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.
There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one: keep from telling their happiness to the read more
There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one: keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy
New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin read more
New Year’s Day: Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual
We do no benevolences whose first benefit is not for ourselves
We do no benevolences whose first benefit is not for ourselves
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.
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
