Mark Twain ( 10 of 310 )
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear.
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear--not absence of fear.
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
I think a compliment ought always to precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures read more
I think a compliment ought always to precede a complaint, where one is possible, because it softens resentment and insures for the complaint a courteous and gentle reception
Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody
Every one is a moon, and has a dark side which he never shows to anybody
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows read more
The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little.
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.
History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, read more
History teaches us that whenever a weak and ignorant people possess a thing which a strong and enlightened people want, it must be yielded up peaceably.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit read more
Always acknowledge a fault. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you an opportunity to commit more.
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
