Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
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.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company.
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
The public is the only critic whose opinion is worth anything at all.
All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty read more
All I say is, kings is kings, and you got to make allowances. Take them all around, they're a mighty ornery lot. It's the way they're raised.
The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice
The very ink with which all history is written is merely fluid prejudice
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
When a person cannot deceive himself the chances are against his being able to deceive other people.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
Humor is mankind's greatest blessing.
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.
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the read more
God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference
