Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
Prophecy: Two bull's eyes out of a possible million
Prophecy: Two bull's eyes out of a possible million
Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination
Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination
A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing by it.
A gold mine is a hole in the ground with a liar standing by it.
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
There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race, and finish the farce.
Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.
There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence.
There are many scapegoats for our sins, but the most popular is providence.
We do no benevolences whose first benefit is not for ourselves
We do no benevolences whose first benefit is not for ourselves
A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a read more
A public library is the most enduring of memorials, the trustiest monument for the preservation of an event or a name or an affection; for it, and it only, is respected by wars and revolutions, and survives them
I refused to attend his funeral. But I wrote a very nice letter explaining that I approved of it.
I refused to attend his funeral. But I wrote a very nice letter explaining that I approved of it.
