Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity--another man's I mean.
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity--another man's I mean.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Eternal rest sounds comforting in the pulpit; well, you try it once, and see how heavy time will hang on read more
Eternal rest sounds comforting in the pulpit; well, you try it once, and see how heavy time will hang on your hands.
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the read more
I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him.
It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.
It is a mistake that there is no bath that will cure people's manners, but drowning would help.
The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows read more
The man who is a pessimist before forty-eight knows too much; if he is an optimist after it he knows too little
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
Always do right; this will gratify some people and astonish the rest.
