There are German songs which can make a stranger to the language cry. — Mark Twain Cry Copy Share Image
France has neither winter nor summer nor morals. Apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. — Mark Twain Country Copy Share Image
There are two types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars. — Mark Twain Liars Copy Share Image
Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Principles aren't of much account anyway, except at election time. After that you hang them up to let them season. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Then she told me all about the bad place, and I said I wished I was there.” — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way. — Mark Twain Cat Copy Share Image
Just the omission of Jane Austen's books alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn't a book… — Mark Twain Books Copy Share Image
Between us, we cover all knowledge; he knows all that can be known and I know the rest. — Mark Twain Funny Copy Share Image
“No country can be well governed unless its citizens as a body keep religiously before their minds that they are the guardians… — Mark Twain Body Copy Share Image
English humor is hard to appreciate, though, unless you are trained to it. The English papers, in reporting my speeches, always put… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around.… — Mark Twain Family Copy Share Image
“Well, mamma, the Indians believed they knew, but now we know they were wrong. By and by it can turn out that… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
By "trampling upon the helpless abroad" with unchecked surveillance, Americans have learned, "by a natural process, to endure with apathy the like… — Mark Twain America Copy Share Image
The lie, as a virtue, a principle, is eternal; the lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need,… — Mark Twain Character Copy Share Image
“a raft or a scow, you know; and maybe you could hear a fiddle or a song coming over from one of… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Is not this insanity plea becoming rather common? Is it not so common that the reader confidently expects to see it offered… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
It is believed by everyone that when he was in heaven he was stern, hard, resentful, jealous and cruel, but that when… — Mark Twain Bible Copy Share Image
If Christians should vote their duty to God at the polls, they would carry every election, and do it with ease. They… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
To be human is to have one's little modicum of romance secreted away in one's composition. One never ceases to make a… — Mark Twain Admiration Copy Share Image
“What would the new teacher, representing France, teach us? Railroading? No. France knows nothing valuable about railroading. Steamshipping? No. France has no… — Mark Twain Education Copy Share Image
“Tom felt that it was time to wake up; this sort of life might be romantic enough, in his blighted condition, but… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
A distinguished man should be as particular about his last words as he is about his last breath. He should write them… — Mark Twain Breaths Copy Share Image
You perceive, now, that these things are all impossible except in a dream. You perceive that they are pure and puerile insanities,… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I went to the circus, and loafed around the back side till the watchman went by, and then dived in under the… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising. — Mark Twain Advertising Copy Share Image
“Civilization is a limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessaries.” — Mark Twain Civilization Copy Share Image
“Well, everybody does it that way, Huck." "Tom, I am not everybody.” — Mark Twain Inspiring Copy Share Image
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