Cold! If the thermometer had been an inch longer we'd have frozen to death. — Mark Twain Cold Copy Share Image
All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. — Mark Twain Confidence Copy Share Image
“way. And there ain’t no OTHER way, that ever I heard of, and I’ve read all the books that gives any information… — Mark Twain Books Copy Share Image
One of the brightest gems in the New England weather is the dazzling uncertainty of it. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Just when I thought I was learning how to live, 'twas then I realized I was learning how to die.” — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Herodotus says, "Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all: the conscientious historian will… — Mark Twain Creativity Copy Share Image
in order to make a man or boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to attain. — Mark Twain Boys Copy Share Image
The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there… — Mark Twain Comedy Copy Share Image
“I don't see any use in finding out things and clogging up my head with them when I mayn't ever have any… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
I should be sorry to think it was the publishers themselves they got up this entire little flutter to enable them to… — Mark Twain Book Copy Share Image
“Each time in fiction or in history I meet a well-defined personality I am personally interested in him, for we know each… — Mark Twain History Copy Share Image
It was not that Adam ate the apple for the apple's sake, but because it was forbidden. It would have been better… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides,… — Mark Twain Books Copy Share Image
I always did hate for anyone to know what my plans or hopes or prospects werefor, if I kept people in ignorance… — Mark Twain Disappointed Copy Share Image
It liberates the vandal to travel-you never saw a bigoted, opinionated, stubborn, narrow-minded, self-conceited, almighty mean man in your life but he… — Mark Twain Almighty Copy Share Image
It is easy to find fault, if one has that disposition. There was once a man who, not being able to find… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
In the laboratory there are no fustian ranks, no brummagem aristocracies; the domain of Science is a republic, and all its citizens… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“I lost Susy thirteen years ago; I lost her mother--her incomparable mother!--five and a half years ago; Clara has gone away to… — Mark Twain Death Copy Share Image
“As the boys steadily and monotonously drove the raft toward mid-stream it was no doubt understood that these orders were given only… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
A little more kindness, A little less speed, A little more giving, A little less greed, A little more smile, A little… — Mark Twain Cry 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
“The mania for giving the Government power to meddle with the private affairs of cities or citizens is likely to cause endless… — Mark Twain Freedom 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
“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
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
A friend is someone who stays in when the rest of the world has gone out. — Mark Twain Flower Copy Share Image
If man had created man, he would be ashamed of his performance. — Mark Twain Ashamed Copy Share Image
When you ascend the hill of prosperity, may you not meet a friend. — Mark Twain Friend Copy Share Image
Knowledge becomes wisdom only after it has been put to good use. — Mark Twain Conflict Copy Share Image
