Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old read more
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years.
We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred read more
We can secure other people's approval, if we do right and try hard; but our own is worth a hundred of it, and no way has been found out of securing that
I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of read more
I said there was nothing so convincing to an Indian as a general massacre. If he could not approve of the massacre, I said the next surest thing for an Indian was soap and education. Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run; because a half-massacred Indian may recover, but if you educate him and wash him, it is bound to finish him some time or other.
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove.
The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat only has nine lives.
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it.
Truth is the most valuable thing we have, so I try to conserve it.
The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
The secret to getting ahead is getting started.
To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
To be good is noble; but to show others how to be good is nobler and no trouble.
